Do you know about that little pouch attached to the beginning of your large intestine?That's the appendix! It is attached to the caecum, which is the first part of the large intestine or colon. Though ...

DURHAM, N.C. – The lowly appendix, long-regarded as a useless evolutionary artifact, won newfound respect two years ago when researchers at Duke University Medical Center proposed that it actually ...

Appendix cancer, also called appendiceal cancer, is a rare condition that starts in the appendix, a small pouch attached to the large intestine. For decades, it was considered extremely uncommon and ...

Appendix cancer is a rare type of cancer that begins in the cells lining the appendix, a small pouch attached to the large intestine. Though traditionally considered uncommon and mostly seen in older ...

DURHAM, N.C., Aug. 25 (UPI) -- Scientists at the Duke University Medical Center say they've conducted the first study of the appendix through the ages and conclude Darwin was wrong. Duke scientists ...