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 ...

Appendix cancer, a rare but serious disease, is beginning to show up more frequently in younger adults—a trend that has raised concerns among oncologists and researchers. Dr. Shanel Bhagwandin, ...

From left, Dr. Vadim Guschin, Director of Mercy’s heated chemotherapy (HIPEC) program and a member of the Surgical Oncology Department, and Armando Sardi, M.D., Medical Director of The Institute for ...

(CNN) — The pain was so sharp that Chris Williams took himself to the hospital. It was a Tuesday evening in September 2021 when Williams started to feel throbbing abdominal pain and nausea. By the ...

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?

Appendix cancer is rare, and regular screening is not common, so it’s important to discuss any unusual abdominal symptoms with your doctor. Appendix cancer cases are rising sharply among young adults, ...

TAMPA, Fla. — More people in their 30s and 40s are being diagnosed with appendix cancer than ever before. A new study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine shows that appendix cancer rates have ...

A rare type of cancer is growing among millennials and members of Generation X, new research shows. Diagnoses of appendix cancer have tripled in the US for people born between 1976 and 1984 — and it ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Still, the increased likelihood is part of a trend of increased cases of cancer in young people that concerns medical ...

A very rare type of cancer is on a sharp upward trajectory in younger generations, and no one knows why. Recent research in the US reveals that Gen X-ers and Millennials are three to four times more ...