PEOPLE who had appendicitis but didn’t have the organ removed are at higher risk of cancer, a study has found. Doctors will try to treat someone with appendicitis with antibiotics, before resorting to ...

Appendix cancer is a condition that, until recently, was so rare that most people never gave it a second thought. For decades, it was the kind of disease that doctors might encounter only once or ...

Just last year, 42-year-old actor Adan Canto succumbed to the same cancer. Now Vanderbilt researchers warn that appendix ...

Cancers in younger adults are surging. Colon cancer, once a midlife disease, is striking earlier than ever. Breast and kidney ...

Appendix cancer, a rare condition originating in the appendix, is showing a rise in reported cases. While often discovered incidentally, improved diagnostics and potential lifestyle factors contribute ...

Other recent studies have found a surge in cancer in young people in recent years, with the rate of diagnosis in under-50s ...

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?

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The actor Adan Canto’s death from appendiceal cancer—or cancer of the appendix—came as a shock to his fans. Canto, who died on Jan. 8 at age 42, had kept his diagnosis and treatment private, and his ...

Kathryn Berecic's world was turned upside down after being diagnosed with a 'rare and aggressive' form of stage four appendix cancer last year at just 31. The young teacher, from Melbourne, received ...