Generally treated as a medical emergency, appendicitis can leave a person doubled over in agony. The most common symptom is abdominal pain, explains Dr. Martin Zielinski, a surgeon trained in critical ...

"Being strong doesn't mean you aren't scared, it means you keep going despite it," Lana Nolan, who underwent two surgeries to treat cancer, said Lana Nolan was diagnosed with a rare stage 4 ...

Patients who had surgery for an inflamed appendix had a significantly lower risk of developing colorectal cancer than those ...

Few of us give much thought to our appendix unless it starts to 'grumble'. This can potentially become appendicitis, which may require an operation to remove the organ.

Once appendicitis develops, dietary changes will not cure it. The usual treatment is surgery to remove the appendix. Before surgery, a doctor may advise avoiding eating or drinking anything for ...

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 ...