Yes, pseudomyxoma peritonei (PMP) is a rare cancer that usually starts in the appendix and can spread to the peritoneum, which is the lining of the abdominal cavity.
Is pseudomyxoma peritonei a cancer?
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What are some of the factors that can impact the prognosis for PMP?
There are several factors that can impact the prognosis for Pseudomyxoma peritonei (PMP), including the histological grade of the tumour
How’s PMP diagnosed?
Pseudomyxoma peritonei is usually found during an unrelated procedure such as during an operation for something else.
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Mother who had ovaries removed to beat cancer but gave birth to baby against all odds says she ‘probably wouldn’t be here’ if not for him.
Is pseudomyxoma peritonei curable?
The question we’d all like answered!
My overnight hospital stay eventually turned out to be 17 nights!
I was informed that I had pseudomyxoma perintonei (the nurse had to write it down for me) and they were referring me to The Christie specialist cancer hospital in Manchester.
What are the statistics for pseudomyxoma peritonei?
It’s estimated that 1 in 2 people in the UK born after 1960 will be diagnosed with some form of cancer during their lifetime. What numbers are there for pseudomyxoma peritonei (PMP)?
What’s MOAS?
MOAS is an abbreviation for the term the “Mother of All Surgeries” and refers to CRS and HIPEC.
Only 3 or 4 people per year are diagnosed with pseudomyxoma peritonei
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.
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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”.
What surgery is called the mother of all surgeries?
Treating pseudomyxoma peritonei and appendix cancers can be challenging.