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There is still no cure for pulmonary fibrosis (PF). -
There is currently no treatment that stop or reverse lung scarring.
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Pulmonary fibrosis places a major burden on NHS hospital services each year.
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Tens of thousands of people are estimated to be living with pulmonary fibrosis in the UK.
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There are 8K-9K new pulmonary fibrosis cases in the UK each year.
- Up to 150K people in the UK are currently living with pulmonary fibrosis.
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Up to 3.7M people worldwide are estimated to have PF.
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PF usually affects people aged 70 to 75, and is rare under 50.
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Older age is linked to worse outcomes in PF.
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Men are over 3 times more likely than women to suffer from PF.
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Patients often wait 1–2+ years for a diagnosis after symptoms begin.
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Around a third of PF patients have had symptoms for over 24 months before diagnosis.
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Without treatment, median survival in IPF is around 3–5 years after diagnosis, though antifibrotics can slow progression.
- There are 5K-6K PF deaths per year in the UK.
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Male mortality rates in pulmonary fibrosis are higher than in female.
- Genetic factors may influence risk and variation in PF between populations.
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