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To the Editor: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is finally moving from obscurity to prominence, and so it should. This phenomenon is nicely illustrated by the report on the Towards a Revolution in COPD Health (TORCH) trial by Calverley et al. and the accompanying editorial by Rabe, both in this issue of the Journal.^1,2 Physicians and patients are eager, and in many cases desperate, for information that can help people with COPD. The key point is that COPD is not inexorable and that aggressive efforts to reduce its burden can be instituted now. Many available therapies, including drugs, pulmonary rehabilitation, . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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