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...

The Appendix Cancer Pseudomyxoma Peritonei (ACPMP) Research Foundation is pleased to announce the recipients of our 2021 research grant cycle. Thank you as always to our incredible, dedicated supporters, fundraisers, and donors for making these grants happen. And thank you to the many researchers who applied to our research grant program and to all of the scientific community engaged in...

              Congratulations to Dr. John Paul Shen at MD Anderson for being a recipient of the 2022 ASCO Conquer Cancer Foundation Career Development Award (CDA). This CDA comes with a 3-year, $200,000 research grant focused on appendix cancer. The ACPMP Research Foundation is pleased to have previously provided Dr. Shen with a letter of...

This week is Adolescent and Young Adult (AYA) Cancer Awareness week, April 4th - April 8th. Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Awareness Week was created to help shine a light on the unique challenges that AYA cancer survivors face each day. The Appendix Cancer Pseudomyxoma Peritonei (ACPMP) Research Foundation would like to share some facts and resources to educate and...

ACPMP Executive Director, Deborah Shelton, has over 25 years of experience providing regulatory advice to a diverse group of stakeholders navigating the complex landscape of scientific and clinical research directed at the development of treatments for cancer and a wide range of other conditions, with a particular focus on rare diseases. In research funded with grant support from the ACPMP Research...

Please find below a Letter to the Editor written by Laura A. Lambert, MD, FACS, FSSO, on behalf of ACPMP’s Medical Advisory Board for the Appendix Cancer Pseudomyxoma Peritonei (ACPMP) Research Foundation. This letter was prompted by concerns raised to the organization by patients regarding the review article recently published in JAMA, titled “Diagnosis and Management of Acute Appendicitis in Adults”. Specifically, ACPMP patients...

We write today to share with you that Karolyn Lewandowski, ACPMP's Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel, is transitioning from her role with ACPMP after serving our community for nearly 14 years. Karolyn began volunteering for the ACPMP Research Foundation upon the organization’s formation in 2008 following her husband’s diagnosis of appendix cancer and pseudomyxoma peritonei (PMP) in late 2007....

Thank you to those of you who have supported the Appendix Cancer Pseudomyxoma Peritonei (ACPMP) Research Foundation throughout the year! We hope 2022 brings you good health, happiness, and the possibility of seeing you in person. At ACPMP, we believe it's always the right time to come together and support the greater good. We appreciate our amazing community doing just that:...