Medically speaking, not much. However, Pulmonary Fibrosis and Breast Cancer both kill approximately 40,000 people every year.
What differs dramatically between Pulmonary Fibrosis and Breast Cancer are survival rates and funding rates. The survival rate for Pulmonary Fibrosis is effectively zero, yet its total funding from all sources is only $450 per death, while Breast Cancer research receives $13,000 per death in funding from the National Cancer Institutes alone.
Help me fight Pulmonary Fibrosis by contributing to my Drown Me in Donations fundraiser. For every dollar you donate, I will swim one yard. How far will YOU send me?
All of the proceeds from this fundraising page will go directly to furthering the mission of the Coalition for Pulmonary Fibrosis (CPF). The CPF is a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization founded to accelerate research efforts leading to a cure for IPF, while educating, supporting, and advocating for the community of patients, families, and medical professionals fighting this disease.
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