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Dr. Andreana Holowatyj's research on appendiceal cancer was featured in stories in the New York Post and the UK's Daily Mail. Click the links below to read the articles. https://nypost.com/2024/01/09/lifestyle/what-is-appendiceal-cancer-actor-adan-canto-dead-from-rare-disease/  

The Genetics of Appendix Cancer (GAP) Study is a research study of individuals with an appendix cancer diagnosis and their families. The goal of the GAP Study is to answer the question of: Is there a genetic link to appendix cancer? The GAP Study is a national crowdsourcing study of individuals who received an appendix cancer diagnosis between the ages of 18 and 99 years old.

Appendiceal cancer — cancer of the appendix — is a rare malignancy that is usually found during surgery for acute appendicitis. Although the rate of appendectomies has been stable over the last two decades, the incidence of malignant appendiceal cancer increased 232% in the United States.