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Lung Disease

Lung disease is the leading preventable cause of death. While deaths from heart disease and cancer are decreasing, lung disease is on the rise. It is not only a killer; most lung disease is chronic — making each breath difficult.

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• Lung Cancer
• COPD

Population in Mississippi = 2.8 million

1. Acute Lung Diseases: 1,793,658 (Flu, Cold, Pneumonia, Bronchitis)
2. Chronic Bronchitis: 145,380
3. Adult Asthma: 122,937
4. Pediatric Asthma: 76,889
5. Emphysema: 18,731
6. Lung Cancer: 2,213

Lung cancer and death rates are increasing, especially among women and have surpassed breast cancer, colon and testicular cancer combined.

• 30 Mississippi children become addicted to tobacco products every day. One in three will eventually die from a tobacco-related illness.
• One-third of all high school students in Mississippi smoke.
• Asthma deaths have increased by 109% since 1979, and the number of Mississippians with asthma is projected to double in the next twenty years.
• 1 in 10 Mississippians has asthma (predicted to double in 20 years)
• 1 in 20 Mississippians has COPD.

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