Lead researcher Dr Andreana Holowatyj of Vanderbilt University Medical Center said: 'The potential misclassification of appendiceal cancer as colon cancer is a barrier to discovering disease ...

But what if removing the appendix could raise the risk for gastrointestinal (GI) diseases like irritable bowel syndrome and colorectal cancer? That's what some emerging science suggests.

Here’s what to know about the rare condition. A rare form of intestinal cancer, appendix cancer—like colorectal cancer—is on the rise for unknown reasons. “In the last century, the rates ...

In this study, we examined the genetic profile of appendiceal carcinomas including 11 goblet cell carcinoids, 7 adenocarcinomas ex-goblet cell carcinoid, and 7 primary colorectal-type ...

normal histology of the appendix only provides information on the appendix and … does not exclude colon cancer.” Hajibandeh, who was not involved in the Lancet study, points out ...

Among researchers' recent accomplishments has been determining that cancer of the appendix is different from colon cancer, a realization that may lead to more effective treatments for both diseases.

and status with respect to regular use of aspirin (Table S4 in the Supplementary Appendix). Among participants with a family history of colorectal cancer, a significant association was no longer ...

and for people to recognize that it is biologically different from colon cancer. "Appendix cancer treatment varies based on the type of appendix cancer patients diagnosed with," said Holowatyj.