Appendix cancer is rare and may mimic digestive problems; persistent bloating, abdominal swelling, unexplained weight changes ...

IMAGINE surgery that could be performed without general anaesthetic, requires hardly any recovery time, and leaves you with no visible scars. The catch: it may also leave a very unpleasant taste in ...

An athlete and nursing student was rushed into surgery after doctors thought she had appendicitis. But during surgery, they discovered she had a rare type of tumor — and it was already stage 4. Lana ...

“I'm sure we're going to find out one day that the brain is as worthless as the appendix.” —Scott McClanahan The poor, maligned appendix. That worm-like accessory dangling from our intestines has long ...

For more than a century the appendix carried a reputation as the body’s most useless part, a leftover pouch that seemed good for nothing except occasionally becoming inflamed and requiring emergency ...