"Asthma In America 2018" asked questions about diagnosis, medications, treatments and more to over 800 respondents. Surprisingly, the survey revealed four things people with asthma fear most about their future, all of which have a profound impact on the way they view their condition and rate their quality of life.

Getting any type of diagnosis is life-changing. When that diagnosis is the “C” word, there’s a heaviness that raises a whole range of emotions and questions often relating more to mortality than morbidity--not to mention there can also be a fair amount of guilt associated with survival. While great strides have been made in the availability and effectiveness of cancer treatments, the psychosocial aspect associated with having cancer hasn’t kept pace.