How Many Canadians Have CF?

It is estimated that one in every 2500 children born in Canada has CF.

At the present time, approximately 3000 children, adolescents, and adults with cystic fibrosis attend specialized CF clinics.

Can Cystic Fibrosis Be Cured?

Cystic fibrosis is currently an incurable disease.

Comprehensive treatment programmes have dramatically extended the life expectancy of persons with CF. Since the 1960s the median age of survival of affected individuals has increased from four to more than 32 years today. However, mainly because of lung disease, children and adults who have CF face foreshortened lives.

Since 1960, the Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation has worked to provide a brighter future for every child born with CF. Through its research and clinical programmes, the Foundation helps to provide outstanding care for affected individuals, while pursuing the quest for a cure or control.

Recent years have seen remarkable progress in CF research. Since the Canadian discovery, in 1989, of the defective gene responsible for CF, an increasingly global assault on the disease has brought us closer and closer to a solution.

The astonishing pace of CF science suggests that there is every reason to feel optimistic about the future

Please help us find a cure. Your donations to the Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation will save lives.