All Countries, Frequently Asked Questions
Pseudomyxoma peritonei (PMP) is a rare and uncommon cancer. The definition of both rare and uncommon varies from country to country. In Australia and in the UK, the definition of a rare cancer is one that has less than 6 incidences per year per 100,000 population...
All Countries, In the News, Media
Hundreds of patients in Northumberland have come together to show support for their local GP after she was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer. ...
All Countries, In the News
Georgina Morgan was diagnosed with stage four appendix cancer in August 2018. The town where she lives showed their support by taking part in a walk through Rothbury organised by Sam Davidson, senior manager of Northumbria Primary Care which runs The Rothbury...
All Countries, In the News, Raising Awareness
We were invited by our patron, Sean Hepburn Ferrer, to the VIP opening reception of the Intimate Audrey exhibition. Intimate Audrey is an exhibition on the life of Audrey Hepburn created by her son, Sean, to celebrate her 90th birthday anniversary in her birth town of...
All Countries, Australia, Survivor's Story (Australia)
I went into hospital for a hernia operation. Afterwards, I was told that it wasn’t a hernia but a ‘small, bloody mass’. The pathology came back as pseudomyxoma peritonei (PMP). I was in hospital for 11 days for my cytoreductive surgery and HIPEC with...
