Cystic fibrosis patients are living much longer: Good news for patients revealed in new study

The median life span of people with cystic fibrosis has improved dramatically in recent years, per a new study. Jackie Gerhart, chief medical officer at Epic Research, shared reasons for the improvement.

A new study from Epic Research, a health analytics firm based inIn 2008, the average life expectancy among CF patients was 26 years — 65% lower than those without the disease.

The reasons for the dramatic improvement include better diagnoses, treatments and comprehensive care programs for cystic fibrosis, said Jackie Gerhart, chief medical officer at Epic Research and a"A diagnosis can now be made earlier due to advanced diagnostic testing," a chief medical officer told Fox News Digital.

In the study, investigators looked at the median age of death between 2008 and 2022 for 3,420 people with cystic fibrosis and 4.8 million people without the disease.

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