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Emphysema is not cancer. While emphysema and lung cancer are serious respiratory conditions, they are distinct conditions with different causes, treatments, and outcomes. However, the former can ...

But what many people don’t realize is that the same low-dose CT scans used to screen for lung cancer can also uncover another life-threatening condition: Emphysema, a form of chronic obstructive ...

Impaired DLCO can be a key indicator of a decline in lung function and may link to emphysema in COPD. Emphysema is a type of COPD, where damage occurs to the alveoli and makes it more difficult ...

A pulmonary bleb is a small collection of air between the lung and the outer surface of the lung (visceral ... Patients with blebs will typically have emphysema. Before the surgery, patients are ...