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The cause is unknown since familial patterns could represent common environmental exposures.
Local support group goes on after death of inspired founder
By John Sakata, Berkshire Eagle Staff
Posted: 04/29/2013 10:49:39 AM EDT
Updated: 04/29/2013 11:00:05 AM EDT
Dolores Eckert knew better than others that the lung disease pulmonary fibrosis has no cure. Diagnosed in 2001, the Lee resident founded a Berkshire support group, participated in medical trials to advance research, and educated newly diagnosed patients, her husband Mal Eckert said.
Pulmonary fibrosis causes lungs to become scarred and stiffen, which makes it increasingly difficult to breathe, depriving the brain and other organs of oxygen, according to the federal National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute...
By John Sakata, Berkshire Eagle Staff
Posted: 04/29/2013 10:49:39 AM EDT
Updated: 04/29/2013 11:00:05 AM EDT
Dolores Eckert knew better than others that the lung disease pulmonary fibrosis has no cure. Diagnosed in 2001, the Lee resident founded a Berkshire support group, participated in medical trials to advance research, and educated newly diagnosed patients, her husband Mal Eckert said.
Pulmonary fibrosis causes lungs to become scarred and stiffen, which makes it increasingly difficult to breathe, depriving the brain and other organs of oxygen, according to the federal National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute...