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Background Respiratory research in UK
Respiratory disease carries a high burden of symptoms and mortality. Much of the disease is preventable and treatable. Many people with the respiratory diseases are under treated and consequently live with symptoms and disability quite unnecessarily. In comparison to other chronic diseases, the burden of respiratory disease has been, and continues to be, under-funded. In particular lung cancer is grossly underfunded compared to other forms of cancer. Much of the research funding goes to basic sciences with the aim of major advances in the future, but health services research lags behind - for example of the impacts of disease on patients and how existing treatments are used. These issues have been and continue to be addressed by the UK researchers and funders, primarily through the UK Respiratory Research Collaborative (UKRRC). PCRS-UK is a member of this group.
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