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Appendix Cancer on the Rise: Implications for Diagnosis and Patient Care

By Vijay Kumar MalesuReviewed by Benedette Cuffari, M.Sc. Introduction What is appendix cancer? How common is it? Diagnosis and symptoms Treatment options Prognosis and survivorship Ongoing research and clinical trials Prognosis and survivorship Future outlook References Further reading Once considered an outlier in gastrointestinal oncology, appendix cancer is now at the forefront of precision medicine, driven by […]

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Study: Appendix cancer incidence has quadrupled in older Millennials

by American College of Physicians edited by Sadie Harley, reviewed by Robert Egan   Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain In a study estimating the incidence rates of appendiceal adenocarcinoma (AA), or appendix cancer, across birth cohorts in the United States, researchers observed a sharp increase in AA incidence rates for those born after 1945, particularly for Generation X and

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