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Around 1,000 new cases of CF are diagnosed each year, and 70% of those diagnosed are age two or younger.<ref>http://www.cff.org/AboutCF/</ref>
Around 1,000 new cases of CF are diagnosed each year, and 70% of those diagnosed are age two or younger.<ref>http://www.cff.org/AboutCF/</ref>
Treatment of CF includes special diets high in fat and calories, treatment to prevent mucus from clogging the lungs, and possibly drugs to thin mucus. <ref>http://www.cff.org/LivingWithCF/StayingHealthy/</ref> Patients with CF are careful to avoid germs, in order to lower the risk of a lung infection. Because of scarring in the pancreas, CF patients are likely to develop diabetes later in life. For this reason, CF patients avoid eating too much sugar. Second-hand smoke can be harmful to CF patients, and it is best that people with CF avoid smoking environments.
Mucus in the lungs can be treated through drugs inhaled with a nebulizer.<ref>http://www.cff.org/LivingWithCF/StayingHealthy/</ref>
Research continues to look for:
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