Does emphysema kill you

Answer 1

It can be if untreated.

Yes many times but when helped you might have the chance of living.

Answer 2

It can be. But only in about 1/3 of the cases.

Answer 3

It depends upon the severity of the disease. When COPD becomes severe, and then progresses to end-stage COPD, at that point it becomes fatal, essentially.

Answer 4

Yes, it does kill you but it can take years.

Answer 5

Eventually, emphysema is fatal. No one can predict, with accuracy, how long any specific person can live with the disease.

Answer 6

Yes.