IPF Week - 16-22 September 2019

IPF is a disease affecting over 30,000 people in the UK, but there is still no cure. 

Peter Phillips was a former chairman and owner of Jones Bootmaker. He was in good health, looking forward to retirement and spending time with his children. Then he was diagnosed with IPF, which changed his life.

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a condition that causes progressive scarring of the lungs. The disease is more common than we thought: around 32,500 people across the UK have it and approximately 7,800 people are diagnosed with it each year.

Man painting a picture at home

What is IPF?

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a lung condition that scars your lungs and reduces the efficiency of your breathing. Find out more.

We've already spent more than £3m funding IPF research, but we urgently need more to look into into causes, treatments and a cure for IPF, as well as improvements to care and support for people living with the disease. You can make a difference by donating towards IPF research today.

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Read our IPF stories

IPF – the final stages

In this emotional story, David talked openly about facing the final stages of life having lived with IPF for six years. 
Kellie running the Brighton marathon

My dad’s battle with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Kellie’s shares the story of her dad, and how she's determined to never stop running for him and those with lung conditions.
Hazel

We need more research, so families like mine are kept together for longer

Hazel's husband Bob died of lung disease. She wants more research so families like her's can be kept together.