

Almost 6.5% of total health care costs are related to respiratory diseases (not including lung cancer)
Over 3 million Canadians cope with one of five serious respiratory diseases – asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), lung cancer, tuberculosis (TB), and cystic fibrosis.
One Canadian dies from lung disease every 20 minutes
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Making healthy lifestyle choices such as quit smoking or avoiding factors that trigger asthma can help to prevent or reduce the impact of these diseases. Here is a web site you will find helpful on how to prevent or live with Asthma or other lung diseases: Or, check out the following for great facts and information: |
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