SSO Education Series—SSO, ACPMP Research Foundation, and PMP Pals: Educating the Medical Community & Patients on the International Patient Manifesto for Peritoneal Malignancies In this episode of SurgOnc Today, key components of the recently launched Patient Manifesto will be discussed by appendix cancer medical experts and advocacy organizations. The goal of the podcast is to educate the medical community and...

BY Cynthia DeMarco | Published April 03, 2026 on mdanderson.org Medically Reviewed | Last reviewed by Beth Helmink, M.D., Ph.D., and John Paul Shen, M.D., on April 03, 2026 Until about 15 years ago, appendix cancer was often lumped together with colon cancer. That’s because the appendix is technically part of the colon. Today, though, doctors recognize appendix cancer as its own separate disease, with distinct genetic drivers at the molecular level that differ from those of colorectal cancers....