How treatable appendix cancer is and whether it can be cured depends on different things like the type of cancer, how advanced it is, and how healthy the person is overall.
Cancer of the appendix is rare, and most of the time, it is found incidentally during surgery for another condition or during an imaging test. The most common type of cancer that occurs in the appendix is carcinoid tumours, which have a good prognosis and are often cured with surgery.
However, if the cancer has spread to other parts of the body, the prognosis may be poor. In these cases, treatment may involve surgery to remove the affected organs and tissues, as well as chemotherapy.
It is essential to speak with a highly specialised doctor who specialises in the treatment of appendix cancers to determine the appropriate treatment plan for an individual with cancer of the appendix.
Repeat Cytoreductive Surgery with Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy for Cancers with Peritoneal Metastasis: A 30-year Institutional Experience
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Appendiceal neoplasms: Suspected findings and reports of 14 cases.
Yilmaz, Serhan; Bolukbasi, Hakan. Appendiceal neoplasms: Suspected findings and reports of 14 cases. Indian Journal of Cancer ():, June 29, 2022. | DOI: 10.4103/ijc.IJC_1121_20
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Pseudomyxoma Survivor is a registered charity but what does that mean?
Being a registered charity doesn’t just mean that we are a not for profit organisation, it’s more than that.
Just how rare is PMP?
PMP is identified by Eurordis as a rare or “orphan” disease (one which affects less than 1 in 2000 people).
What is the peritoneal regression grading score?
Doctors use a score called PRGS to see how much a treatment called cytoreductive surgery and HIPEC helps people with PMP and appendix cancer.