Protect Yourself From Lung Disease!

If you're  one of Canada's baby boomers (35 years or older) your lungs could at at risk of lung disease or COPD.


According to a special information feature in the Nov. 15, 2011 edition of  The Globe and Mail one  in four of Canadians in this age group could be a risk of this disease. This finding was originally published in the British medical journal The Lancet.


According to the newspaper article the study found that "the average 35 year-old woman is more than three times as likely to get COPD than breast cancer during her lifetime and the average 35-year-old man is at three times greater risk of developing COPD than prostate cancer."


 Two of the most promising protections against this disease according to the article are to give up smoking to exercise regularly as well as to follow their doctor's advice regarding vaccination for flu and pneumonia.


For more information  see the feature "One in four baby boomers at risk for COPD  in the Globe and Mail  in the Globe Life section.