Thank you for this informative article about COPD and steps seniors can take to help reduce risk.

This article was helpful. However, how is it diagnosed? I just know that my mom has lung cancer which was surgically removed. If a person has lung cancer do they also have COPD?

Maybe someone knows the answer?? My 88 year old Mom has COPD is bedridden and I have the help from Hospice. Whenever they come to check her, they tell me her lungs are clear and sound good. I would think it would be the oppisite.That they could hear something.