Cystic Fibrosis: The Facts provides a much needed simple and understandable source book about this disease. It is aimed at those living with the Cystic Fibrosis (CF), either themselves or members of their families or their friends.
The book explains clearly what is happening to the
body in CF, what causes it and what treatment options are available for the different aspects of the disease. There are more detailed chapters for those wanting to find out about the genetics of the disease and specific aspects such as how it affects life choices and employment. It looks to the
future in terms of potential new therapies for CF and provides useful information on organizations that can provide help and further information across those areas of the world where the disease is prevalent.
1. Making the diagnosis
2. How cystic fibrosis affects the lungs
3. How Cystic fibrosis affects the digestive system
4. How cystic fibrosis affects other organs
5. The cystic fibrosis team
6. Daily treatment
7. Nutrition in Cystic fibrosis
8. Management of care
9.
Pseudomonas aeruginosa and other infections
10. Cystic fibrosis and school
11. Growing up with Cystic fibrosis
12. CF and the family
13. Future therapies
14. Genetics of Cystic fibrosis
15. Genetic counselling and CF
16. Further information sources
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Ann Harris is Director of the Human Molecular Genetics Programme at the Children's Memorial Research Centre in Chicago, USA. Anne Thomson is Director of the Oxford Paediatric Cystic Fibrosis Centre at Oxford Children's Hospital in Oxford, UK.
