After months of unexplained symptoms, a woman discovered she had a rare appendix tumor, leading to a diagnosis of ...

For years, the appendix carried a reputation as the body’s most pointless organ. Doctors often removed it without hesitation, and textbooks labeled it a vestigial structure—something our ancestors ...

Most people know only two things about the appendix: You don't need it—and if it bursts, you need surgery fast. That basic story traces back at least to Charles Darwin, the English naturalist who ...

Appendix cancer is not. That lack of awareness can make this rare cancer even harder to understand, especially because some ...

A sudden bout of gas, bloating, or stomach discomfort is common and is usually nothing serious. But sometimes, abdominal pain ...