Just when we thought we had enough on our medical to-do list—Pap smears, mammograms, cholesterol checks, stress management, hydration, posture—now we’re hearing that appendix cancer is on the rise?

BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER. WELL, 20 YEARS AGO, APPENDIX CANCER WAS VIRTUALLY UNHEARD OF. BUT THIS WAS BECAUSE MANY OF THESE CANCERS WERE ACTUALLY MISDIAGNOSED. THE GENERAL SURGEONS IN THE PAST WERE ...

Just when we thought we had enough on our medical to-do list-Pap smears, mammograms, cholesterol checks, stress management, hydration, posture-now we're hearing that appendix cancer is on the rise?

Cancer of the appendix (also called appendiceal or appendix cancer) is often overlooked and usually discovered by accident. It has long been thought of as extremely rare, almost a curiosity in medical ...

Appendix cancer, also called appendiceal cancer, is when abnormal cells grow and form a tumor in the appendix. Your appendix is a little pouch-like organ attached to the lower right side of your large ...

Brian Johnson was told his type of cancer was so rare, doctors in his home state of Oregon only see about three cases per year. As if an appendiceal cancer diagnosis for a middle-aged father wasn’t ...

A Q&A with Michael Foote, MD, MSK Gastrointestinal Medical Oncologist and member of the Peritoneal Surface Malignancies Consortium Group The Peritoneal Surface Malignancies Consortium Group (PSM ...