Lung disease sufferers experiencing 'systematic neglect', warns charity Tens of thousands of lung disease sufferers are experiencing “systematic neglect” by the health system because of “misconceptions” around smoking, a leading charity has warned.
The British Lung Foundation (BLF) yesterday said the badly needed improvement in diagnoses and treatment of lung conditions was not yet happening because it was assumed the problem would improve with the decline of smoking.
However, of the roughly 115,000 deaths that occur each year due to lung diseases, only around half are directly attributed to smoking. The Daily Telegraph
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