Respiratory

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About idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

What is IPF?

Learn about symptoms, diagnosis and management of IPF.

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How does IPF affect patients?

Ordinary activities can be a daily challenge for people living with IPF. Learn how IPF affects people.

The value of one breath

How many breaths do we take in one minute? Discover this, and more interesting facts about breathing and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.

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In the spotlight

Taking control of IPF: A tale of two perspectives

Rainer, who was diagnosed with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) after two stressful years of uncertainty, tells his story on living with IPF alongside expert advice from his doctor.

Confronting IPF together: Alberto and Maria’s story

Find out why Alberto now celebrates two birthdays – and why he and his wife Maria don’t take a single breath for granted.

The story of Ann, an IPF warrior

Ann has IPF, a relentless condition that causes scarring of the lungs. This is her story, about taking your care in your own hands, and living every day fully.

What drives Liam Galvin, Secretary of EU-IPFF?

Over 200,000 patients across Europe and the United States have idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), an incurable lung disease more deadly than most cancers.

One breath’s journey in IPF

Why does IPF make it so hard to breathe? Follow one breath's journey into the lungs.

By the numbers

1,000,000

There are over 1 million people around the world living with IPF today

500

The average IPF patient coughs over 500 times per day

50%

of IPF patients are initially misdiagnosed