Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
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Steroids can reduce lung cancer risk in COPD patients
New UBC analysis shows steroid inhalers may also reduce patients’ risk of lung cancer by as much as 30 per cent.
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Breakthrough discovery will change treatment for COPD patients
Permanent lung damage caused by chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) starts much earlier than previously thought, even before patients are showing symptoms.