Updated: July 9, 2024 We’re challenging you to show us your #rarecourage to support appendix cancer awareness month by creating a Facebook Fundraiser through our Facebook Fundraiser Challenge, and encouraging others to join and participate in the activities below! Add your pictures to your fundraiser with the hashtags #AmberforAppendixCancer or #TurnAugust Amber to be entered into our raffle! Here are...

ACPMP is looking forward to hosting this upcoming webinar as part of our 2023 Education Series. It is with great pleasure that we introduce our distinguished guest presenter, Dr. Alissa Greenbaum, Assistant Professor of Surgery at the UNM School of Medicine. In this webinar, Dr. Greenbaum will: Discuss evidence relating to quality of life in patients undergoing Cytoreductive Surgery and HIPEC...

We've partnered with Gilda's Club Metro Detroit for Appendix Cancer Awareness Month for a special webinar! Appendix cancer is a rare, life-threatening disease that has increased significantly in recent years. Learn about the Appendix Cancer/PMP Research Foundation and its mission to fund and support educational programs for physicians, patients/caregivers, and families and to fund and support promising research to find...

Starting on August 14, 2023, as a part of Appendix Cancer Awareness Month, ACPMP Research Foundation will be auctioning off several fun and unique items to bid on to raise money that will go directly to funding and supporting promising research to find a cure for Appendix Cancer, and to funding educational programs for physicians and patients about these diseases....

Jump to Full List of Landmarks The objective of this campaign is to shine a light on this rare but increasingly prevalent cancer by illuminating landmarks nationwide. It is crucial to understand that often there are no symptoms of appendiceal cancer. And when there are symptoms, they are often missed or misdiagnosed as they frequently mimic those of hernias, ovarian or uterine...

Welcome and thank you for your interest in the First Annual Golf Tournament to honor Katie Centorbi. The Katie Centorbi Foundation is  thrilled to announce the upcoming Golf Tournament which will benefit the Appendix Cancer Pseudomyxoma Peritonei Research Foundation (ACPMP).  This tournament aims to bring together golf enthusiasts, community members, and businesses to honor Katie, as well as, support a...

On June 30th, 2023 Tucker McCabe is embarking on a 160km bike ride from Ottawa to Kingston, Canada in honor of Ryan Forbes and his family, to raise money for Appendix Cancer Research. Over the past 4 years, he has watched Ryan endure one of the most courageous battles against cancer. Seeing his will and determination to beat this awful...

  The Living 4 Lindsey Foundation was established to bring awareness to appendix cancer. Our mission is to provide resources for families battling a disease that has become part of our lives. L4L has donated over $38,000 in two years! Their goal in 2023 is $30,000! Funds will be used to assist local families battling appendix cancer and provide funding for research...

  You are invited to the free education event, High Five to HIPEC: Finding Hope and Health with Peritoneal Cancer hosted by Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center in partnership with the Appendix Cancer Pseudomyxoma Peritonei Research Foundation and Pseudomyxoma Peritonei (PMP) Pals. The event is for patients and survivors of peritoneal cancers and their caregivers. During the event, providers will present important information...

ACPMP is looking forward to hosting this upcoming webinar as part of our 2023 Education Series. It is with great pleasure that we introduce our distinguished guest presenter, Dr. John Paul Shen, an Assistant Professor at MD Anderson Cancer Center, University of Texas. Dr. Shen will share his valuable insights and expertise with us, focusing on the following topics: Important...