what is the average age of survival for person with cystic fibrosis
Median Survival in Cystic Fibrosis Soars. Life expectancy for children born and diagnosed with cystic fibrosis (CF) in 2010 is 37 years for females and 40 years for males, according to conservative estimates in a study published online August 19 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
There are currently about 30,000 people living with cystic fibrosis in the United States alone, while more than 75% of the patients are diagnosed by age two. In addition, statistics reveal that approximately 1,000 new cases of CF are diagnosed in the country each year. However, the diagnosis of the disease is still often delayed or mistakenly conducted and, according to the study âMisdiagnosis of Cystic Fibrosis,â the rate of misdiagnosis is about four percent.