NAVIGATING PF
Key Statistics
ROUGHLY
50,000
NEW CASES OF IPF ARE
DIAGNOSED EACH YEAR
IPF USUALLY OCCURS IN
PATIENTS
50 YEARS
AND OLDER
IPF is more
THE US FOOD AND DRUG
ADMINISTRATION (FDA)
HAS APPROVED
2
MEDICATIONS THAT
SLOW THE PROGRESSION
OF IPF, AND MANY MORE
DRUGS ARE IN CLINICAL
TRIAL PHASES
MORE THAN
30,000
PEOPLE DIE OF IPF
EACH YEAR
THERE ARE AN ESTIMATED BECAUSE IPF SYMPTOMS
ARE SIMILAR TO THOSE
OF OTHER LUNG
DISEASES, ABOUT
PEOPLE IN THE UNITED STATES
LIVING WITH IPF TODAY OF ALL CASES ARE
MISDIAGNOSED AT FIRST
132,000
common in men
50%
than in women,
although the number of cases of IPF in women is on the rise.
Lung transplantation may
be an option for patients who
meet criteria with severe IP.
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