■ COPD is the most common among smokers

■ It is an incurable disease of the lungs

■ COPD often appears after 60, even if you quit smoking long ago

■ Special diagnostic package announced at Kamineni Hospital

Hyderabad: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a serious lung condition, which is caused by long-term smoking or exposure to severe pollution caused by chulhas, vehicles and industries. It is nearly impossible to cure completely. Diabetes and Hypertension are the things, which are not in our control.

But COPD is a disease which is completely because of our own mistake. We cannot reverse once the damage is done. However, unlike those conditions, COPD can be entirely prevented if we simply avoid smoking. By staying away from cigarettes and reducing exposure to pollution, this disease can be largely prevented in older age.

“Your health is in your own hands, distance yourself from harmful habits,” warned Rachakonda Police Commissioner G. Sudheer Babu in an event organised at Kamineni Hospital, LB Nagar. The only test that can accurately diagnose this condition is the Pulmonary Function Test (PFT). Generally, it costs around Rs. 3,000. However, in view of COPD Day, we are offering the PFT along with pulmonologist consultation for just Rs. 400 until the 22nd of this month.

Senior Consultant Pulmonologist Dr. Ravinder Reddy said: “Smoking 10 cigarettes a day for 20 years, or 20 cigarettes a day for 10 years, can lead to COPD.” Senior Consultant Pulmonologist Dr. Shubhakar Kandi, Dr. Ravindranath, Consultant Pulmonologist Dr. D.S. Soujanya, Dr. Bharat Janapati, Medical Superintendent Dr. Anjaiah Kanusoli, and KAMSRC Principal Dr. Sudheer Babu Padgul also participated and addressed the gathering.