National Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month (May 2023)
Quick facts When is it? Every May What's the official website? cff.org Tagged as Body & Health What are the hashtags? #CysticFibrosisAwarenessMonth #NationalCysticFibrosisAwarenessMonth When was it founded? 2018 Who founded it? CFF Have we missed something? May is National Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month. Across the world, thousands of volunteers will come together to raise awareness about this devastating disease and tell our story of hope and progress. You can join them. Take time this month to share your CF story and encourage people in your community to join the search for a cure. Consider these facts: Approximately 30,000 children and adults in the United States have CF. More than 10 million Americans are symptomless carriers of the defective CF gene. CF used to be considered exclusively a childhood disease. Thanks to advancements in CF research and care, people with the disease are living into their 30s, 40s and beyond. The life expectancy for som