Quit Smoking Now or Face Breathlessness Later, Warn Experts on COPD Day

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Hyderabad: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) — one of the most serious lung conditions linked to long-term smoking and severe pollution — is entirely preventable but irreversible once the damage occurs, experts cautioned at an awareness program held at Kamineni Hospital, LB Nagar, on the occasion of International COPD Day.

Rachakonda Police Commissioner G. Sudheer Babu , who attended the event as the chief guest, urged people to quit smoking to protect their lungs.

“COPD is caused mainly by smoking and exposure to heavy pollution from chulhas, vehicles, and industries. Once the lungs are damaged, we cannot reverse it. Unlike diabetes and hypertension, COPD is a disease that results from our own choices. Avo