Late in 2020, I went to A&E with stomach pains. I had a CT scan which showed a mass in my pelvic cavity the size of a grapefruit.
Only 3 or 4 people per year are diagnosed with pseudomyxoma peritonei
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Donate your used printer cartridges
We’re registered with Recycle 4 Charity who will make us a donation for your empty printer ink cartridges.
Audrey Hepburn died from ‘an extremely rare cancer’
Hepburn died from appendiceal cancer, in Tolochenaz, Switerzland, on January 20, 1993. Hepburn suffered from “pseudomyxoma peritonei”.
The Gifting Season is Underway…
Our first box of Christmas goodies is going out tomorrow – our way of saying “thank you” to the amazing hospital consultants and staff that have helped look after pseudomyxoma survivors on the wards.
Can you help us raise awareness of pseudomyxoma peritonei and appendix cancers?
This is a great opportunity to gain experience in a very small charity and develop your existing skills and learn new ones.
I’m now on ‘watch and wait’ following a diagnosis of pseudomyxoma peritonei
For me, it all started with blood in my urine and an increase in the size of my stomach. In retrospect, I could feel the mucin moving when I walked. Now I’m on ‘watch and wait’.
Big Blue Thank You
The team here at Pseudomyxoma Survivor are excited to be supporting Big Blue Thank You!
Cancer biomarkers in the era of personalised medicine
As part of our commitment to research and to supporting cancer patients, we are inviting you to take part in the European Cancer Patient Coalition (ECPC) Survey on biomarker testing.
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.
#helpushelpyou
The current climate has presented us with many issues and one of the greatest concerns is not many of us have visited a hospital for care during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Pseudomyxoma Survivor needs your help
We can’t emphasise it enough. We need your help.
Dead Man to Iron Man
As I came to terms with the news, I understood that it would be important for me to get as fit as I could to face such an invasive operation ominously dubbed the “The Mother of all Surgeries” or MOAS.