“Diagnosing idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is often a long and difficult process. That’s because IPF is a rare disease that some doctors may not recognize easily. Its symptoms—including a persistent cough, shortness of breath, and fatigue—are common and found in many respiratory and other diseases, making it easy to confuse IPF with other conditions.”

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