Impact of Lung Diseases in Canada

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Impact of Lung Diseases in Canada

Media (Advertising, Television, Music, etc.)

Anyone who donates to foundations make a huge difference in people life with Lung diseases.

More fundraisers and contributions should be started for lung diseases, media could have a huge impact on that.

All Canadians are affected by the quality of air they breathe. However, the effects are more severe in those with lung disease. Action to address air quality issues would make a key contribution to lowering the rising rate of respiratory disease in Canada.

Efforts to promote healthy weights will have the greatest impact on the prevention of sleep apnea.

Individual

" Expecting the worse and anything better then that is easier to deal with "

Regular activities are harder when your lungs dont work. Example brushing teeth.

Some patients may seem to adapt well, others find the experience devastating.

As lung diseases progress, its physical and psychological effects on the individual increase.

On average, 56 Canadians will die from lung cancer every day.

On average, 72 Canadians will be diagnosed with lung cancer every day.

The number of patients on waiting lists for lung transplantation continues to rise.

Respiratory diseases affect individuals of all ages, cultures and backgrounds.

Over 3 million Canadians cope with one of five serious respiratory diseases.asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), lung cancer, tuberculosis (TB), and cystic fibrosis.

Employment

Its a full time job keeping track of medication.

are felling down or sad, having trouble sleeping, feeling irritable, on edge or grouchy. These can all be caused by stress from work or money issues.

The health effects of lung diseases can affect your well-being, and lead to poor work performance and productivity. In the long-term, these symptoms could also lead to sickness, missed work and loss of income.

Reducing exposure to second-hand smoke through ongoing support for smoking bans in workplaces and public spaces.

As an employee, your health may be at risk from poor indoor air quality at work. Poor indoor air quality can make your allergies and asthma worse, can irritate your eyes, nose and throat, or can result in fatigue, nausea or illness.

One in five Canadians currently smoke cigarettes. Some of the reasons people smoke tobacco are felling down or sad, having trouble sleeping, feeling irritable, on edge or grouchy. These can all be caused by stress from work or money issues.

Health Care System

Stop-smoking assistance (such as counseling and medication for smokers trying to quit)

Presently, almost 6.5% of total health care costs were related to respiratory diseases (not including lung cancer).

This accounts for nearly $5.70 billion in direct (visible) costs of health care, such as for hospitalization, physician visits, research and drugs, as well as an additional $6.72 billion for less visible (indirect) expenses associated with disability and mortality.

The data on activity restriction, emergency room visits and hospitalization suggest that many individuals with asthma require help in keeping their disease under control.

Cystic fibrosis was once almost exclusively a child's disease, most individuals with this disease are now living into their twenties and thirties. This changing face of cystic fibrosis has major implications for the health care system.

The rate of tuberculosis remains high in Canadian-born Aboriginal peoples and in persons that were born in countries with a high incidence of TB.

There has been a steady increase in the number of lung transplants performed in Canada.

Family

You cant do it on your own, you need family.

You are likely going to feel lots of emotions. This is an important time for you and your family. Be open about sharing these feelings with your loved ones. Talk it out, cry together, hug each other, talk about how the diagnosis may change your lives

Stress levels can rise as roles change and family goals and plans have to be re-evaluated or changed.

Families and friends suffer because they hate to see you uncomfortable and unable to do the things they know you enjoy.

Altering day-to-day living to influencing a person’s overall outlook on life is hard on patients and family.

The projected increase in the number of individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease will have major implications for families.

13,400 men will be diagnosed with lung cancer and 10,800 will die from it, 12,700 women will be diagnosed with lung cancer and 9,700 will die from it. Many families are losing loved ones from lung diseases.

Respiratory diseases affect children to parents to grandparents.

Economy

Further reducing smoking rates through policy tools that include tax or price increases, health warnings.

If no further enhancements are made to strategies for dealing with respiratory diseases, the annual economic burden is projected to double by 2030.

More than 6 percent of Canada’s welfare bill is taken up by chronic lung disease care.

The three leading lung disease asthma, COPD, and lung cancer cost the Canadian economy a staggering $12 billion in 2010.

Including $3.4 billion in direct health-care costs (drugs, hospitals, physicians) and $8.6 billion in indirect costs (such as premature death and long term disability).