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"New risk factors promote respiratory diseases"

January 26, 2025

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PAUL HOFMAN – DIRECTOR OF THE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL INSTITUTE (IHU) WILL BREATHE IN NICE

By Cecile Coumau THE Reading 9 min. Subscribers

Some are little known (COPD), others are not recognized as such (lung cancer)... However, respiratory diseases do indeed have common mechanisms. Professor Paul Hofman explains why they should not be underestimated.

Lung cancer

Right and left lung cancer (stage 1). Frontal chest x-ray.

CAVALLINI JAMES / BSIP / BSIP via AFP

This article is taken from the monthly Sciences et Avenir n°936, dated February 2025.

Professor Paul Hofman is director of the RespirERA University Hospital Institute (IHU) in Nice.

Lungs Respiratory diseases COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) Lung cancer

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