| '25% of smokers' get lung disease

BBC NEWS Health '25% of smokers' get lung disease: "'25% of smokers' get lung disease
At least a quarter of long-term smokers will develop the incurable lung condition chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a study suggests.
COPD describes a range of conditions, including bronchitis and emphysema, which make it difficult to breathe.
Over 8,000 people aged 30 to 60 were studied by UK and Danish researchers for 25 years in the Thorax study.
A spokesman for the British Lung Foundation said the study should act as a 'wake-up call' to UK smokers. "