The risk for colorectal cancer in adults with cystic fibrosis is 5–10 times greater than the general population, and even higher for people with CF who receive a lung or other solid organ transplant. Find out how early screening can help reduce your risk.
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Here's what you need to know about the four CFTR (cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator) modulators.
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Researchers are exploring treatments that will keep people with cystic fibrosis as healthy as possible until a cure is found. In the first plenary at the NACFC, two CF scientists explain the progress of current research.
Katherine Tuggle, Ph.D.
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By learning about the implications of all transplant-related medications and treatments before undergoing a transplant, men with cystic fibrosis can avoid some of the harmful reproductive side effects and improve their ability to have biological children post-transplant.
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For those of us without a medication that targets our cystic fibrosis mutation, it's important to remember that our life with CF is a marathon.
Jerry Cahill
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