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...

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...

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:...

The Appendix Cancer Survivorship Symposium was held on October 15, 2021 and was hosted by The Appendix Cancer Pseudomyxoma Peritonei (ACPMP) Research Foundation, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist, University of Chicago Medicine and University of Utah Huntsman Cancer Institute. This event was held virtually via Zoom and was free and open to all! We had over 400 registrations from 25...

The Appendix Cancer Pseudomyxoma Peritonei (ACPMP) Research Foundation has been honored with a Top-Rated Award for 2021 from GreatNonprofits! This is our fourth year in a row that we have received this award thanks to our community of supporters who share their stories. We appreciate all of your contributions, thank you! Stories about us from people like YOU help us make...

Running to Support ACPMP My name is Sarah Corrigan and my cousin Julia Rouse (age 37) is currently battling appendix cancer/PMP. I am fundraising and running on behalf of her and all who are battling this rare disease in the Maine marathon on Sunday, October 4, 2021 in Portland, Maine. We have raised over $5,400 so far for the ACPMP...

  Today marks the first day of September which is bittersweet, as our first ever dedicated awareness month of August has officially come to a close. While the month of August has ended, please remember that awareness can and should be all year long! Appendix cancer is a rare cancer but it deserves recognition, funding, and research so that our...