Gen X and millennials 3X more likely to get appendix cancer than their parents
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Cancer of the appendix, the small pouch-like organ attached to the large intestine that supports the immune system, affects 1 or 2 people for every million people in the U.S., according to the research.

Cancer of the appendix, the small pouch-like organ attached to the large intestine that supports the immune system, affects 1 or 2 people for every million people in the U.S., according to the research.

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    • UnhingedFridge@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      2 days ago

      Did yours also hurt so bad that it felt like your balls were being crushed?

      I don’t get the chance to ask this often, but apparently mine was near rupture, and I’d really like to hear others’ experiences.

      • JoeKrogan@lemmy.world
        2·
        2 days ago

        I was very young at the time, like 5 years old so the only thing i remember is feeling pain in my intestinal area.

      • supernicepojo@lemmy.world
        2·
        2 days ago

        I partial ruptured back a couple decades ago. The memory has faded but I remember my abdomen hurting so bad I could barely sit. I was laid up for a week before a parent brought me to the ER. Needless to say, it was an experience I do not wish to repeat ever. Wouldnt use ball crushing as more whenever I moved it felt like someone kicked me in them, hard.