Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
2024年11月6日 · Overview. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a common lung disease causing restricted airflow and breathing problems. It is sometimes called emphysema …
Chronic respiratory diseases - World Health Organization (WHO)
2023年11月15日 · Chronic respiratory diseases (CRDs) affect the airways and other structures of the lungs. Some of the most common are chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), …
Lung cancer - World Health Organization (WHO)
2023年6月26日 · Lung cancer is a type of cancer that starts when abnormal cells grow in an uncontrolled way in the lungs. It is a serious health issue that can cause severe harm and …
Asthma - World Health Organization (WHO)
2024年5月6日 · Asthma is a chronic lung disease affecting people of all ages. It is caused by inflammation and muscle tightening around the airways, which makes it harder to breathe. …
WHO highlights huge scale of tobacco-related lung disease deaths
2019年5月29日 · Quitting smoking can reduce the risk of lung cancer: after 10 years of quitting smoking, risk of lung cancer falls to about half that of a smoker. Chronic respiratory disease: …
Smoking is the leading cause of chronic obstructive pulmonary …
2023年11月15日 · A new brief reveals that smoking remains one of the leading causes of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a common lung disease that causes breathing …
Noncommunicable diseases - World Health Organization (WHO)
2023年9月16日 · Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), also known as chronic diseases, are not passed from person to person. They are of long duration and generally slow progression. The …
Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) - World Health Organization …
2024年6月18日 · Good NCD prevention, treatment and care can have significant co-benefits, with improvements in education, equality and the environment, with reducing poverty, and in …
The top 10 causes of death - World Health Organization (WHO)
2024年8月7日 · Trachea, bronchus and lung cancers deaths have risen from 1.2 million in 2000 to 1.9 million in 2021 and are now ranked sixth among leading causes of death. In 2021, …
Health consequences of air pollution - World Health Organization …
2024年6月25日 · In 2019, air pollution caused about 6.7 million deaths. Of these, almost 85% are attributable to noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), including ischemic heart disease, stroke, …