Patients who had surgery for an inflamed appendix had a significantly lower risk of developing colorectal cancer than those ...

(This is an excerpt of the Health Rounds newsletter, where we present latest medical studies on Tuesdays and Thursdays.) By ...

Appendicitis is familiar to most people. Appendix cancer is not. That lack of awareness can make this rare cancer even harder to understand, especially because some of its symptoms can look like ...

Few of us give much thought to our appendix unless it starts to 'grumble'. This can potentially become appendicitis, which ...

An athlete and nursing student was rushed into surgery after doctors thought she had appendicitis. But during surgery, they discovered she had a rare type of tumor — and it was already stage 4. Lana ...

“I'm sure we're going to find out one day that the brain is as worthless as the appendix.” —Scott McClanahan The poor, maligned appendix. That worm-like accessory dangling from our intestines has long ...

Key TakeawaysIn a matched cohort of more than 30,000 appendicitis patients, appendectomy was associated with a 58% lower relative risk of a later ...

Uncover the truth about when the appendix turns cancerous. This guide reveals the signs of this rare disease and how to stay ...

“I'm sure we're going to find out one day that the brain is as worthless as the appendix.” —Scott McClanahan The poor, maligned appendix. That worm-like accessory dangling from our intestines has long ...