Gen X and millennials 3X more likely to get appendix cancer than their parents
www.independent.co.uk
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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  • breecher@sh.itjust.works
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    2 days ago

    I seem to remember an article saying that the appendix is used by the body to store gut bacteria, as a reserve in case the gut bacteria in the intestines are killed off by disease or something similar.