We are thrilled to announce that ACPMP is funding a significant new $100,000 grant this year: The Lisa Kurtz Luciano Appendix Cancer and Pseudomyxoma Peritonei Clinical Investigator Award! Thanks to all of our supporters and their donations, ACPMP is pleased to be able to fund this Society of Surgical Oncology (SSO) award focused solely on appendix cancer and PMP. Named...

Appendix Cancer Pseudomyxoma Peritonei (ACPMP) Research Foundation Announces the Lighting of Landmarks to raise awareness for Appendix Cancer Awareness Month. BOSTON, MA, USA, July 31, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- ACPMP is proud to announce the launch of Appendiceal Cancer Awareness Month this August. In an effort to bring attention to this rare but critical disease, iconic buildings and landmarks across the...

The Appendix Cancer Pseudomyxoma Peritonei (ACPMP) Research Foundation is pleased to welcome Dr. John Paul Shen to our Medical Advisory Board. Dr. Shen has been a long-time contributor to ACPMP, and to moving appendiceal cancer research forward. Dr. Shen is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center with...

The Appendix Cancer Pseudomyxoma Peritonei (ACPMP) Research Foundation, a national non-profit dedicated to funding research and education, and raising awareness of appendix cancer and Pseudomyxoma Peritonei (PMP), is pleased to announce the lighting of landmarks nationwide in August in support of Appendix Cancer Awareness Month. This initiative, aptly named “Light Up Amber for Appendix Cancer”, will see landmarks and buildings...

August is recognized as the official Appendix Cancer Awareness Month to increase awareness of this rare cancer and the need for MORE research to discover new treatments with the hope of one day finding a cure. The ACPMP Research Foundation was established in 2008 to fund research and education to improve the diagnosis and treatment of appendix cancer. Along with...