Cystic fibrosis is a multi-organ disease best managed in a multidisciplinary setting in conjunction with a specialist centre for Cystic Fibrosis, with treatment tailored to the individual. Of the 22,301 patients with CF in the 2000 Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Patient Registry Annual Data Report, 8,637 (38.7%) were ≥ 18 years of age.This represents a dramatic increase in the number of adults over the past 3 decades, up from about 700 (10% of all CF patients) in 1970. We think that although this dissease has no cure it can be controlled and have a good quality of life.
