Congrats to Tim Shaughnessy for completing the CareFirst Half-Marathon in 2 hours, 4 minutes, and 18 seconds, and surpassing his fundraising goal for the PMP Research Foundation. Way to go Tim!

Thank you to everyone who attended our 2nd Annual PMP Cancer Symposium on Pseudomyxoma Peritonei (PMP): Progress in Treatment using Cytoreductive Surgery and Heated Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy on June 17, 2011 at Crozer-Chester Medical Center, Upland, PA. A special thanks to our amazing, dedicated specialists/speakers Drs. Sugarbaker, Lambert, Esquivel and Sardi.

Attendees learned more about pseudomyxoma peritonei and non-carcinoid appendiceal tumors. Heard from a variety of experts about the prevalence, the signs and symptoms, treatment options, and latest research. Topics presented include surgical and medical oncology perspectives, palliative care and symptom control, nutrition, exercise and wellness, and patient and family perspectives. Keynote: PMP/Appendiceal Cancer: Little Organ, Big Problem Speaker: H. Richard...

The PMP Research Foundation held its first annual PMP Symposium on June 19, 2010 at Crozer-Chester Medical Center in Upland, PA. Speakers included: Armando Sardi, M.D., F.A.C.S., internationally renowned surgical oncologist, serves as the director of The Institute for Cancer Care at Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore, as well as the director of the Institute’s Surgical Oncology Division. Laura Lambert, M.D.,...

University of Chicago Friday, October 18, 2019 - 8:30am to 1:30pm Chicago, IL We had a great second annual symposium at the University of Chicago on October 18th. Many thanks to Dr. Turaga and the University of Chicago Medical Center for another fantastic educational event. As always, we loved meeting so many of you in person and are looking forward to our midwest symposium again...

Thank you to Dr. Lambert, Dr. Foster, and the Huntsman Cancer Institute team for an amazing second annual Huntsman Cancer Institute/ACPMP symposium and a big thank you to all who attended! As always it is our pleasure to co-sponsor this wonderful event for appendix cancer/PMP patients, loved ones, nursing staff and doctors in an effort to come together to learn...

We were so excited to co-host the first ever Appendix Cancer Survivorship Symposium at Wake Forest Baptist Health this year on September 27th. It was also a pleasure to be able to give Dr. Votanopoulos his $50,000 research grant check as one of ACPMP's 2019 research grant program awardees. A huge thanks to Dr. Levine, Dr. Votanopoulos, and the Wake Forest...

Thanks to Dr. Andrew Lowy and the UCSD team for hosting our first ever West Coast United States symposium at UCSD Moores Cancer Center on Saturday, September 12, 2015. You can watch the videos by UC San Diego - Surgical Oncology below. Making Sense of the Alphabet Soup of Appendix Cancer Genetic Characteristics of of PMP and Appendix Carcinoma Human...