The Cystic Fibrosis Center at Stanford
About Us
Cystic Fibrosis ( CF ) is one of the most common genetic ( inherited ) diseases in America. It is also one of the most serious. It mainly affects the lungs and the digestive systems in the body, causing breathing problems and problems digesting foods. It is a chronic disease that currently has no cure.
The CF Center at Stanford, located at the Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, is an integrated disease management program that follows patients from diagnosis through adulthood.
With the current longer life expectancy for patients with Cystic Fibrosis, our clinic population includes patients of all ages. More than half the patients followed by the Stanford CF Center are adults aged 18 years or older.
Articles by The Cystic Fibrosis Center at Stanford
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Insurance Issues for Youth with Cystic Fibrosis During the Transition
Individuals with Cystic Fibrosis and their families face many challenges especially when the individual is a child...
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Supporting Loved Ones
What Is Cystic Fibrosis? Cystic fibrosis (CF) is one of the most common and serious genetic diseases in America. CF...
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Managing CF
Nutrition and CF Good nutrition for a child or adult with CF means more than just eating a balanced, normal diet. A...
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Common Medications
Bronchodilators: help open constricted airways to improve breathing [first set] = Names [second set] = How Taken [third...
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What Is a Clinical Trial?
Clinical trials are tests of drugs or medical devices to determine if they are safe to be used on humans and whether...
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Clinical Trials: Why Volunteer for Research?
The only way we can develop better treatments and, hopefully a cure for CF, is through good clinical research. Clinical...
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Clinical Trials: Frequently Asked Questions
What is an informed consent? Informed consent is a process of questions and answers that begins with our initial...
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