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About how long will a person live with emphysema when comfortable at rest but cannot walk a block without being winded? longevity runs in family.
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Multifactorial: No one can say how long one will live however you can increase your life span by eating nutritious diet and keeping a proper weight; avoiding smoke,smog, chemical and cooking fumes and respiratory infections. Pulmonary rehab. can improve quality of life and longevity. Certain kinds of emphysema can be improved by surgical removal of bad parts of lung. Discuss with a lung specialist. Oxygen helps
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