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I have ipf. i have heard that the death process is much worse w/ ipf than with lung cancer? is this true? if so, in what way? thank you?
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Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis is a condition in which the connective tissue around the air sacs of the lung become thicker and stiffer, leading to progressively more difficulty breathing. In some people, this progression goes quickly, in others more slowly. There are medications to slow this progression. Talk to your Pulmonologist about your specific situation and the options available.
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Different conditions affecting the lungs. The decline and death can be similar in some ways, but extremely different in specific individuals with the same condition, for example IPF, not to mention IPF compared with lung cancer or COPD. Too much meaning, not enough words…
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