NBC 7 San Diego

Appendix cancers are on the rise in younger generations, study finds

Although they are very rare, cancers of the appendix are on the rise, a new study finds. An analysis of a National Cancer Institute database found that compared with older generations, rates of ...
KTVZ

Gen X, millennials are about three times more likely than their parents to be diagnosed with appendix cancer, study finds

(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 ...
The New York Times

Rare Appendix Cancers Are Increasing Among Millennials and Gen X

The findings, from a new study, come at a time of growing concern about the earlier onset of several cancers. By Nina Agrawal A new study shows that appendix cancer is becoming more common among ...
The Daily Record (Maryland)

New study finds travel delays don’t impact long-term outcomes for rare cancer patients

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 ...
WBAL-TV

Mercy Medical Center study shines light on why appendix cancer used to be unheard of

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 ...
The Conversation

Appendix cancer rising among younger generation – new study

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