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It really depends on the type of Pulmonary Fibrosis.
If it's Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, then there's not much anyone can do on account of it being of an unknown cause. In these cases the general life expectancy is 5-7 years after contracting the disease.
For other variations of Pulmonary Fibrosis, ones caused by the immune system over reacting and causing inflammation (Sort of like a localized auto-immune disease) immunosupressants are often used. There are ongoing drug trials for new drugs, but unfortunately all of these are just stall tactics.
If patients have enough insurance, they may get lung transplants, in which case they'll live an average life span. However, lung transplants cost, on average, $500,000, so this route isn't often taken.
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The average life expectancy is about 30, but it varies.
The life expectancy of a liver cancer patient is dependent upon the progression of the liver cancer. When the liver cancer is caught in the early stages it can be cured, resulting in a long life expectancy.
Cystic Fibrosis cannot be cured. However treatments are getting better and life expectancy is increasing all the time.
A patient with mixed connective tissue disease will require a doctor's care. The doctor will diagnose, treat, and assist the patient in understanding life expectancy and outcome.
Depends on patient to patient and also on how the patient is being cared.
Pulmonary Fibrosis Death is a death that occurs due to scarring of the lungs. An oxygen tank may help with breathing, but ultimately, the best option for longer life is a lung transplant.
Recent advances in Marfan syndrome treatment have prolonged the life expectancy of patients considerably. Changes in how the syndrome is treated, including medication, surgical interventions, and monitoring for complications of the syndrome (eg, aneurysms), are all responsible for the increase in life expectancy. The prolongation in life expectancy can be seen by taking a look at statistics from 1972, in which the life expectancy was 32 years, and from 1996, where patients with Marfan syndrome had a life expectancy of 61 years.
The life expectancy of Crohn's patients is fairly average to the life expectancy of the rest of the population. It may be slightly lowered due to the stress the illness causes and the amount of extensive surgeries. However, many patients are able to live a long and fulfilling life.
Life expectancy among people with brain cancer depends on several factors such as the stage at which it was diagnosed, the age of the patient and the treatment received. Depending on the stage of the cancer, average life expectancy is anywhere from a few months to 5 years.
The median life expectancy is about 38 years. But there are people with CF that live until they're 50 or 60 or longer.
The most important single factor in improving the patient's prognosis is early diagnosis. The earlier that a patient can benefit from the new techniques and lifestyle modifications, the more likely he or she is to have a longer life expectancy.
With modern treatments the life expectancy of patients with mesothelioma has increased drastically. It also depends on the age of the patient, stage of the cancer and how aggressive the patient wants the treatment to be. At first life expectancy was months but now it has increased to 5 to 10 years or more.
right now the average age is 37. The more donations the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation gets the closer they will get to a cure and along the way improve treatment and the average age will go up.
lucley if they life of 20 most people could life up to about 10-15 depeneding on how bad the condtion is
Overall life expectancy at birth: 80.63 Male life expectancy at birth: 78.93 Female life expectancy at birth: 83
As of 2007 the life expectancy for men in Japan was 79.2. And for women the life expectancy was 85.9. as of 2011 the life expectancy for japan 82.6
what is the life Expectancy in Germany?
About 10 years if their lung capacity was down to only 2/3 at time of diagnosis.
The Life expectancy in Japan is 83 years.
In China the average life expectancy is 74.2 years. The life expectancy for males is 72 years and the life expectancy for females is 76.4.
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Antiguas life expectancy is 90
I think the life expectancy for women is 62 and the life expectancy for men is 59.
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