Date: Thursday, November 26, 2026 (Thanksgiving Day) Time: 9:00 AM ET Location: Bambu Strength and Yoga, Emmaus, PA Instructor: Carrie Morgan Cost: Donation-based. Every gift goes to ACPMP. Start Thanksgiving with gratitude yoga Bambu Strength and Yoga is hosting a donation-based Thanksgiving yoga class, Gratitude Flow, in memory of Faith Kleppinger, who passed away from appendix cancer in 2021. This...

Voting Is Open! Vote for Your Favorite Artwork → Every $5 gift is one vote. Vote as many times as you like through December 1, 2026, at 5 PM ET. Give $50 or more and receive the 2027 Shades of Amber Calendar. Calendars ship starting December 1, perfect for holiday gifts! Questions about how voting works? Read the Voting FAQ....

5th Annual AROD Strong Kickball Tournament, Walk & BBQ Join us for the 5th Annual AROD Strong Kickball Tournament, Walk & BBQ! This special event brings family, friends, and the community together to honor Anthony’s memory and celebrate his legacy. Enjoy a fun-filled day with the kickball tournament, community walk, and BBQ. Whether you’re playing, walking, cheering from the sidelines,...

4th Annual Katie Centorbi Memorial Golf Tournament We are honored to be the beneficiary of the 4th Annual Katie Centorbi Memorial Golf Tournament, supporting appendix cancer research, education, and awareness through the ACPMP Research Foundation. Join us for a fun-filled day of golf, followed by dinner, an open bar, awards, live entertainment, a raffle, and live auction. Golfers of all...

Educating Providers, Improving Care: Inside the New CME Course REGISTRATION NOW OPEN Join the ACPMP Research Foundation for a special educational webinar featuring Dr. Ugwuji N. Maduekwe of the Medical College of Wisconsin. Dr. Maduekwe will introduce “The Neoplastic Appendix: When to Watch, When to Act, When to Refer,” a new online continuing medical education (CME) course developed in partnership...

Understanding the New Metformin Clinical Trial for PMP REGISTRATION NOW OPEN Join the ACPMP Research Foundation for a special educational webinar featuring Dr. Oliver Eng (University of California, Irvine) and guest moderator Dr. Deepa Magge (Vanderbilt University Medical Center). Dr. Eng will discuss the newly launched clinical trial, "Metformin in Pseudomyxoma Peritonei Secondary to Appendiceal Mucinous Neoplasms," including the rationale...

State of the Union: The State of Appendix Cancer: A Toast to Hope VIEW THE RECORDING You're invited to PMP Pals and ACPMP's upcoming State of the Union: The State of Appendix Cancer: A Toast to Hope. Join us during Appendix Cancer Awareness Month for this special virtual event bringing together patients, caregivers, physicians, researchers, and advocates from around the...

2026 Virtual Appendix Cancer Symposium REGISTRATION NOW OPEN The ACPMP Research Foundation is hosting its annual virtual Appendix Cancer Symposium on Friday, October 2, 2026, from 10:00 am - 4:30 pm ET via Zoom. This is ACPMP's largest educational event of the year, bringing together internationally recognized experts to discuss the latest advances in appendix cancer and pseudomyxoma peritonei (PMP)...

View list of participating landmarks The objective of this campaign is to shine a light on this rare but increasingly prevalent cancer by illuminating landmarks nationwide and beyond. There are often only vague or sometimes even no symptoms of appendiceal cancer. And when there are symptoms, they are often missed or misdiagnosed as they frequently mimic those of hernias, ovarian...

  Saturday, February 28, 2026 will once again mark Rare Disease Day, a global campaign celebrated on the last day of February each year (the rarest day on the calendar) to raise awareness about the more than 7,000 rare diseases - including appendix cancer and pseudomyxoma peritonei (PMP). A rare disease is considered to be a disease that affects fewer...