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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
==Historical Perspective== | ==Historical Perspective== | ||
*Appendix cancer was first described in the published literature by Sir George Thos. Beatson, an English surgeon, in 1913.<ref name="pmid30435413">Beatson GT (1913) [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=30435413 Note on a Case of Carcinoma of the Vermiform Appendix in a Girl, Aged 20 Years.] ''Glasgow Med J'' 80 (6):418-422. PMID: [https://pubmed.gov/30435413 30435413]</ref> | *Appendix cancer was first described in the published literature by Sir George Thos. Beatson, an English surgeon, in 1913.<ref name="pmid30435413">Beatson GT (1913) [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=30435413 Note on a Case of Carcinoma of the Vermiform Appendix in a Girl, Aged 20 Years.] ''Glasgow Med J'' 80 (6):418-422. PMID: [https://pubmed.gov/30435413 30435413]</ref> | ||
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===Famous Cases=== | ===Famous Cases=== | ||
The following are a few famous cases of | The following are a few famous cases of appendix cancer: | ||
Celebrated actress, Audrey Hepburn was the most famous victims of appendix cancer, she passed away in 1993. | |||
Stuart Scott, ESPN sportscast anchor was diagnosed with appendix cancer in 2007 and died 8 years later in 2015 | |||
Vlada Divljan, Serbian musician was diagnosed with the cancer in 2012, and died in 2015. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Stuart ScottEditor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:
Overview
Historical Perspective
- Appendix cancer was first described in the published literature by Sir George Thos. Beatson, an English surgeon, in 1913.[1]
- The association between [important risk factor/cause] and [disease name] was made in/during [year/event].
- In [year], [scientist] was the first to discover the association between [risk factor] and the development of [disease name].
- In [year], [gene] mutations were first implicated in the pathogenesis of [disease name].
Landmark Events in the Development of Treatment Strategies
Impact on Cultural History
Famous Cases
The following are a few famous cases of appendix cancer:
Celebrated actress, Audrey Hepburn was the most famous victims of appendix cancer, she passed away in 1993.
Stuart Scott, ESPN sportscast anchor was diagnosed with appendix cancer in 2007 and died 8 years later in 2015
Vlada Divljan, Serbian musician was diagnosed with the cancer in 2012, and died in 2015.
References
- ↑ Beatson GT (1913) Note on a Case of Carcinoma of the Vermiform Appendix in a Girl, Aged 20 Years. Glasgow Med J 80 (6):418-422. PMID: 30435413