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This leads to many automatically adjusting their daily activities to accommodate or reduce their symptoms rather than getting help. Knowing the early warning signs of lung disease can help you receive treatment before the disease becomes serious or even life threatening. If you experience any of the following warning signs, make an appointment with your healthcare provider as soon as possible.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Have a new, persistent or changed cough<\/li>\n<li>Cough up mucus, phlegm or blood<\/li>\n<li>Get breathless more easily than others your age<\/li>\n<li>Experience chest tightness or wheeze<\/li>\n<li>Have frequent chest infections<\/li>\n<li>Experience chest pain, fatigue<\/li>\n<li>Experience sudden weight loss<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Remember, you don\u2019t have to navigate through your lung health queries alone. For support <a href=\"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/contact\/\">contact us<\/a>.<\/p>\n","link":{"title":"Connect with support","url":"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/patients-carers\/support-services\/support\/","target":""}},{"acf_fc_layout":"column_content","columns":[{"column_type":"image","heading_text":"","paragraph_text":"","button_display_setting":false,"button":{"":null,"button_type":"Link Button","link":null,"email":"","file":false,"modal_trigger":"","button_text":""},"background_colour":"transparent","column_image":{"ID":1338,"id":1338,"title":"nurse-with-patient-spirometry-(8)","filename":"nurse-with-patient-spirometry-8.jpg","filesize":91377,"url":"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/nurse-with-patient-spirometry-8.jpg","link":"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/patients-carers\/conditions\/bronchiectasis\/overview\/nurse-with-patient-spirometry-8\/","alt":"","author":"1","description":"","caption":"","name":"nurse-with-patient-spirometry-8","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1331,"date":"2018-09-17 11:04:07","modified":"2018-09-17 11:04:29","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1600,"height":1200,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/nurse-with-patient-spirometry-8-150x150.jpg","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/nurse-with-patient-spirometry-8-300x225.jpg","medium-width":300,"medium-height":225,"medium_large":"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/nurse-with-patient-spirometry-8-768x576.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":576,"large":"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/nurse-with-patient-spirometry-8-1024x768.jpg","large-width":1024,"large-height":768,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/nurse-with-patient-spirometry-8.jpg","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":1152,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/nurse-with-patient-spirometry-8.jpg","2048x2048-width":1600,"2048x2048-height":1200,"xxlarge":"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/nurse-with-patient-spirometry-8.jpg","xxlarge-width":1600,"xxlarge-height":1200,"xlarge":"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/nurse-with-patient-spirometry-8.jpg","xlarge-width":1280,"xlarge-height":960,"header-navigation":"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/nurse-with-patient-spirometry-8-480x1080.jpg","header-navigation-width":480,"header-navigation-height":1080,"link-category":"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/nurse-with-patient-spirometry-8-380x256.jpg","link-category-width":380,"link-category-height":256,"card":"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/nurse-with-patient-spirometry-8-450x450.jpg","card-width":450,"card-height":450,"gform-image-choice-sm":"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/nurse-with-patient-spirometry-8.jpg","gform-image-choice-sm-width":300,"gform-image-choice-sm-height":225,"gform-image-choice-md":"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/nurse-with-patient-spirometry-8.jpg","gform-image-choice-md-width":400,"gform-image-choice-md-height":300,"gform-image-choice-lg":"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/nurse-with-patient-spirometry-8.jpg","gform-image-choice-lg-width":600,"gform-image-choice-lg-height":450}},"youtube_video_url":""},{"column_type":"text","heading_text":"Lung Function Tests","paragraph_text":"<p>Lung function tests provide an easy way of measuring the function of your lungs without the need to physically examine the lungs themselves. Lung function or breathing tests are important investigations which:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Help diagnose suspected lung disease<\/li>\n<li>Help in planning treatments and deciding whether treatments should be continued, changed, or are no longer needed<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Find out more by downloading our <a href=\"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/resources\/lung-function-tests-fact-sheet\/\">Lung Function Test fact sheet<\/a>.<\/p>\n","button_display_setting":false,"button":{"":null,"button_type":"Link Button","link":null,"email":"","file":false,"modal_trigger":"","button_text":""},"background_colour":"transparent","column_image":false,"youtube_video_url":""}]},{"acf_fc_layout":"accordion","heading":"Lung disease in Australia","display_settings":"none","accordion":[{"letter":"","title":"Lung disease overview","text":"<ul>\n<li>There are over 30 types of lung disease<\/li>\n<li>Almost 1 in 3 Australians has a lung disease.<sup>1<\/sup><\/li>\n<li>1 in 7 deaths is a result of lung disease.<sup>2<\/sup><\/li>\n<li>Lung disease accounts for 10% of the total health burden in Australia.<sup>2<\/sup><\/li>\n<li>Lung disease, including chronic respiratory conditions and thoracic cancers, is our nation\u2019s second leading cause of death. <sup>13<\/sup><\/li>\n<li>Anyone can get lung disease. It affects men, women, children, smokers, ex-smokers and never smokers, all who are equally worthy of care and support.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n"},{"letter":"","title":"Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease","text":"<ul>\n<li>1 in 13 Australians over the age of 40 have COPD and many don\u2019t know it.<sup>4<\/sup><\/li>\n<li>COPD is the most common cause of potentially preventable hospitalizations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Know more in our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/patients-carers\/living-with-a-lung-disease\/copd\/overview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease<\/a> section.<\/p>\n"},{"letter":"","title":"Lung cancer","text":"<ul>\n<li>In 2018, it is estimated over 12,740 Australians will be diagnosed with lung cancer in Australia. That\u2019s 34 people a day.6<\/li>\n<li>One Australian dies every hour from lung cancer.6<\/li>\n<li>Lung cancer has one of the lowest survival rates of any cancer in Australia with only 17% of Australians surviving 5 years after their diagnosis. 6<\/li>\n<li>Lung cancer is Australia\u2019s biggest cancer killer: It kills more people than breast, prostate and ovarian cancers combined.14<\/li>\n<li>1 in 3 women and 1 in 10 men diagnosed with lung cancer have no history of smoking.7<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Explore further at our <a href=\"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/patients-carers\/conditions\/lung-cancer\/overview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lung Cancer<\/a> page.<\/p>\n"},{"letter":"","title":"Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF)","text":"<ul>\n<li>IPF is a rare and progressive lung disease causing irreversible scarring of the lungs.<\/li>\n<li>While it is not currently known exactly how many people are affected by IPF in Australia, experts estimate approximately 1,250 people are diagnosed with this devastating disease each year.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Learn more in our <a href=\"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/health-professionals\/conditions\/idiopathic-pulmonary-fibrosis-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis<\/a> section.<\/p>\n"},{"letter":"","title":"Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH)","text":"<ul>\n<li>PAH diagnosis is delayed on average 3.9 years.9<\/li>\n<li>On average it takes 5 GP visits before a specialist referral is given.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Know more in our <a href=\"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/patients-carers\/living-with-a-lung-disease\/pah\/overview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension<\/a>\u00a0section.<\/p>\n"},{"letter":"","title":"Bronchiectasis","text":"<ul>\n<li>Bronchiectasis is a common lung disease caused by chronic infection damaging the lungs.<\/li>\n<li>Females and the elderly are more frequently affected.10<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Explore further at our <a href=\"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/patients-carers\/conditions\/bronchiectasis\/overview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bronchiectasis<\/a>\u00a0page.<\/p>\n"},{"letter":"","title":"Rare lung disease in children","text":"<ul>\n<li>In Australia there is currently very limited, if any, information, support, treatment and research available for children diagnosed with a rare lung disease.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n"},{"letter":"","title":"Challenges in Australia - Stigma","text":"<ul>\n<li>The stigma surrounding lung disease is a major barrier to accessing research, funding, treatment and support.<\/li>\n<li>1 in 6 Australians believe people with lung disease who have smoked deserve less support.11<\/li>\n<li>Over one third (35%) of Australians consider those with lung cancer to be their \u2018own worst enemy\u2019 and one in ten will say they \u2018got what they deserved\u2019.11<\/li>\n<li>We\u2019re quick to judge others but not ourselves &#8211; 58% of Australians admit to being a smoker, or having smoked previously, but just 3% would consider it \u2018deserved\u2019 if they were diagnosed with lung cancer. 11<\/li>\n<li>For 40% of the population, the first question they would ask those diagnosed with lung cancer is whether or not they smoked, even though lung cancer can affect anyone. 11<\/li>\n<li>In a global survey conducted in 15 countries, Australians had the least sympathy for someone diagnosed with lung cancer, compared with other cancers, based on its association with tobacco smoking.7<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Those living with lung cancer and other lung conditions feel the knock-on effects of their diagnosis and the stigma <sup>12<\/sup>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>One third feel isolated and see their family and friends less often<\/li>\n<li>60% do the things they love, such as hobbies, less often<\/li>\n<li>25% feel shame, guilt or fear of being discriminated against<\/li>\n<li>Over 40% feel stigma from the view that lung diseases are self-inflicted and smoking-related<\/li>\n<li>Almost 1 in 4 people feel less deserving of help than people with other medical conditions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n"}]},{"acf_fc_layout":"cta_vertical","copy":"Anyone can get lung disease. Take 2 minutes to check in with your lungs.","link":{"title":"Check your lungs","url":"https:\/\/lunghealth.lungfoundation.com.au\/","target":"_blank"},"background_image":{"ID":2556,"id":2556,"title":"Header page image - Awareness campaign","filename":"Header-page-image-Awareness-campaign.jpg","filesize":1218618,"url":"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Header-page-image-Awareness-campaign.jpg","link":"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/lung-health\/protecting-your-lungs\/how-your-lungs-work\/header-page-image-awareness-campaign\/","alt":"","author":"12","description":"","caption":"","name":"header-page-image-awareness-campaign","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":950,"date":"2018-09-24 02:21:23","modified":"2018-09-24 02:21:23","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1920,"height":480,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Header-page-image-Awareness-campaign-150x150.jpg","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Header-page-image-Awareness-campaign-300x75.jpg","medium-width":300,"medium-height":75,"medium_large":"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Header-page-image-Awareness-campaign-768x192.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":192,"large":"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Header-page-image-Awareness-campaign-1024x256.jpg","large-width":1024,"large-height":256,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Header-page-image-Awareness-campaign.jpg","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":384,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Header-page-image-Awareness-campaign.jpg","2048x2048-width":1920,"2048x2048-height":480,"xxlarge":"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Header-page-image-Awareness-campaign-1920x480.jpg","xxlarge-width":1920,"xxlarge-height":480,"xlarge":"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Header-page-image-Awareness-campaign.jpg","xlarge-width":1280,"xlarge-height":320,"header-navigation":"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Header-page-image-Awareness-campaign-480x480.jpg","header-navigation-width":480,"header-navigation-height":480,"link-category":"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Header-page-image-Awareness-campaign-380x256.jpg","link-category-width":380,"link-category-height":256,"card":"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Header-page-image-Awareness-campaign-450x450.jpg","card-width":450,"card-height":450,"gform-image-choice-sm":"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Header-page-image-Awareness-campaign.jpg","gform-image-choice-sm-width":300,"gform-image-choice-sm-height":75,"gform-image-choice-md":"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Header-page-image-Awareness-campaign.jpg","gform-image-choice-md-width":400,"gform-image-choice-md-height":100,"gform-image-choice-lg":"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Header-page-image-Awareness-campaign.jpg","gform-image-choice-lg-width":600,"gform-image-choice-lg-height":150}}},{"acf_fc_layout":"wysiwyg_content_area","heading":"","content":"<h3>References<\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"text-reference\"><sup>1<\/sup> AIHW, 2016, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aihw.gov.au\/reports\/australias-health\/australias-health-2016\/contents\/ill-health\">https:\/\/www.aihw.gov.au\/reports\/australias-health\/australias-health-2016\/contents\/ill-health<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"text-reference\"><sup>2<\/sup> Lung Disease in Australia, 2014, Woolcock Institute of Medical Research<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"text-reference\"><sup>3<\/sup> Galaxy Research Omnibus, January 2014 (wave 1)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"text-reference\"><sup>4<\/sup> Toelle B, Xuan W, Bird T, Abramson M, Atkinson D, Burton D, James A, Jenkins C, Johns D, Maguire G, Musk A, Walters E, Wood-Baker R, Hunter M, Graham B, Southwell P, Vollmer W, Buist A, Marks G.\u00a0 Respiratory symptoms and illness in older Australians: The Burden of Obstructive Lung Disease (BOLD) study. Med J Aust 2013;198:144-148<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"text-reference\"><sup>5<\/sup> Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2018. Admitted patient care 2016\u201317: Australian hospital statistics. Health services series no. 84. Cat. no. HSE 201. Canberra: AIHW.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"text-reference\"><sup>6<\/sup> Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2018, Cancer compendium: information and trends by cancer type,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"text-reference\"><sup>7 <\/sup>Lung Foundation Australia, <em>Improving outcomes for Australians with lung cancer: A Call to Action <\/em>(2016) <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"text-reference\"><sup>8 <\/sup>Jo HE, Glaspole I, Grainge C, et al. Baseline characteristics of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: analysis from the Australian Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Registry. Eur Respir J 2017; 49:1601592 [https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1183\/13993003.01592-2016].<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"text-reference\"><sup>9 <\/sup>Strange G, Gabbay E,Kermeen F, Williams T, Carrington M, Stewart S, et al. 2013;3 (1):89-9<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"text-reference\"><sup>10 <\/sup>Bronchiectasis Toolbox, Prevalence of bronchiectasis, https:\/\/bronchiectasis.com.au\/bronchiectasis\/bronchiectasis\/prevalence<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"text-reference\"><sup>11 <\/sup>Lung Foundation Australia PureProfile Consumer Survey, 2017<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"text-reference\"><sup>12<\/sup> Lung Foundation Australia Patient Survey, 2017<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"text-reference\"><sup>13<\/sup> Australian Bureau of Statistics \u2013 Australia\u2019s leading causes of death, 2016: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.abs.gov.au\/ausstats\/abs@.nsf\/Lookup\/by%20Subject\/3303.0~2016~Main%20Features~Australia's%20leading%20causes%20of%20death,%202016~3\">http:\/\/www.abs.gov.au\/ausstats\/abs@.nsf\/Lookup\/by%20Subject\/3303.0~2016~Main%20Features~Australia&#8217;s%20leading%20causes%20of%20death,%202016~3<\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"text-reference\"><sup>14<\/sup>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2018, Deaths in Australia, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aihw.gov.au\/reports\/life-expectancy-death\/deaths-in-australia\/contents\/leading-causes-of-death\">https:\/\/www.aihw.gov.au\/reports\/life-expectancy-death\/deaths-in-australia\/contents\/leading-causes-of-death<\/a><\/p>\n","link":""}],"subtitle":"","disable_header_overlay":false},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/987","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=987"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/987\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":91169,"href":"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/987\/revisions\/91169"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9919"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2566"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=987"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}