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Check in with your lungs

Fill out our 2 minute Lung Health Checklist to check how healthy your lungs are.

CHECK IN WITH YOUR LUNGS – RESULTS

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You can take your personal report along to your healthcare or hauora provider to discuss your results.

 

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what is a cough?

Coughing is your body's way of keeping your lungs clean and protects them from things that might irritate your airways. Most coughs are caused by minor infections like colds. If your cough becomes persistent, lasting longer than 6–8 weeks, there could be many possible causes, including sinus issues, sleep disorders, or certain medications. However, it might be a sign of something more serious, especially if you experience a change in voice (hoarseness), you feel short of breath, or you keep getting chest infections.1,2

Take the Lung Health Checklist today to take action on your symptoms

If you've been coughing for more than 6 weeks, make an appointment with your healthcare or hauora provider to figure out the cause.

Why it’s important to look after your lungs

Lung disease is a broad term that covers any problem in the lungs that prevent them from working properly, including lung cancer.

Every day we lose 17
New Zealanders to lung
disease and cancer.

Anyone can be affected, even healthy people – one in five diagnosed with lung cancer have never smoked.

However, certain populations, including Māori, are at much higher risk of developing and dying from lung cancer. It's never too late to start looking after your lungs and learning the symptoms to watch out for.
Take the time to check your lung health – early detection and effective treatment are key.3

symptoms & risk factors

If you have any of these symptoms, it’s important to see your healthcare or hauora provider as soon as you can for a check up:1,2

  • A cough that lasts more than 6–8 weeks
  • Feeling out of breath or wheezing even when you're not active, or finding it harder to
    do things you normally do
  • Coughing up blood
  • Voice loss or change in voice (hoarseness)
  • A chest infection that keeps coming back or doesn't get better with treatment
  • Persistent pain in the chest, shoulders, or upper back
  • Feeling very tired
  • Unexplained weight loss or decreased appetite

It’s important to also be mindful of the following risk factors for
lung cancer:2,4

  • Tobacco (smoking) – although around 15% of people with lung cancer
    have
never smoked
  • Second-hand smoke
  • Family history or genetics
  • Ageing
  • Pollution or smog
  • Occupation (i.e. mining, exposure to asbestos in the workplace)

If you have any of these symptoms or risk factors, it’s important to see your healthcare or hauora provider without delay.