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DETROIT A growing number of women are being diagnosed with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, a progressive lung disease. More than 7 million women in the U.S. have COPD, and millions more have symptoms but havent been diagnosed yet. Sandra Morris was a smoker when she was diagnosed with COPD 14 years ago. I constantly use sanitizer, but other than that Im not letting it beat me.Statistics show the number of deaths among women from COPD has increased four-fold over the last three decades. Doctor Michael Lansing, a pulmonary specialist, said there are several reasons behind the rise in women being diagnosed.

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, often called COPD, is the third leading cause of death in the United States. Local 4's Doctor Frank McGeorge is taking a closer look at a relatively new procedure that's helping patients breathe easier without invasive surgery. "My breathing was just bad, bad, bad, the quality of life was just deteriorating," Jones said. "There's damage to the upper lobes of the lungs and basically the upper lobes of the lungs are hollowed out and they're all damaged and scarred and basically just empty dead space at this point," Dr. Sajive Aleyas said. Jones underwent a procedure and, for her, the relief was almost immediate.

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