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The top of the paper read “Carcinoma of the Appendix”

After my ruptured appendix was removed, the surgeon said the operation “took a little longer, it was messy in there.” For the follow-up, he called me in earlier to give me the bad news.

Laura Lambert MD

Laura Lambert, MD is a surgical oncologist who specializes in treating peritoneal surface malignancies including pseudomyxoma peritonei.

I was told it looked like ovarian cancer… but it wasn’t

After my diagnosis with metastatic, well-differentiated mucinous adenocarcinoma of the appendix, my doctor said I have a 72% chance of being alive in 10 years; those are great odds for a cancer patient.

Janesa’s journey with pseudomyxoma peritonei

The most common question I get asked is “How did you know something was wrong?”. So, here’s the story.

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