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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 ...
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Appendix cancer on the rise among US millennials, new study finds

From breast and colon to stomach and pancreatic cancers, doctors are now seeing more cases in people under the age of 50. A new study adds another surprising cancer to that list: appendix cancer.
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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 ...
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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 ...