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Appendix cancer is often found after someone has appendicitis and gets their appendix removed.
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Kristen Fischer, Health, 13 June 2025
There are no specific screening recommendations for appendix cancers, but symptoms of the disease typically include abdominal or pelvic pain, bloating, nausea and vomiting – which often can mimic symptoms of appendicitis.
—Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 15 June 2025
Dani Olmo, Pedri, Eric Garcia and Inigo Martinez wanted to see their team-mate Ferran Torres, who had surgery on Wednesday for appendicitis.
—Laia Cervelló Herrero, New York Times, 18 May 2025
At the hospital, he was diagnosed with appendicitis and had his appendix surgically removed.
—Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 15 June 2025
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Kristen Fischer, Health, 13 June 2025
There are no specific screening recommendations for appendix cancers, but symptoms of the disease typically include abdominal or pelvic pain, bloating, nausea and vomiting – which often can mimic symptoms of appendicitis.
—Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 15 June 2025
Dani Olmo, Pedri, Eric Garcia and Inigo Martinez wanted to see their team-mate Ferran Torres, who had surgery on Wednesday for appendicitis.
—Laia Cervelló Herrero, New York Times, 18 May 2025
At the hospital, he was diagnosed with appendicitis and had his appendix surgically removed.
—Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 15 June 2025
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“Appendicitis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/appendicitis. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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appendicitis
noun
ap·pen·di·ci·tis
ə-ˌpen-də-ˈsīt-əs 
: inflammation of the appendix
Medical Definition
appendicitis
noun
ap·pen·di·ci·tis
ə-ˌpen-də-ˈsīt-əs
: inflammation of the vermiform appendix
called also epityphlitis
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