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The following are a few famous cases of appendix cancer:
The following are a few famous cases of appendix cancer:


*Celebrated actress, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audrey_Hepburn Audrey Hepburn] was the most famous victims of appendix cancer, she passed away in 1993.{{cite web |url=http://www.crmagazine.org/archive/Fall2009/Pages/AudreyHepburnAppendixCancer.aspx |title=Audrey Hepburn Appendix Cancer |format= |work= |accessdate=}}
*Celebrated actress, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audrey_Hepburn Audrey Hepburn] was the most famous victims of appendix cancer, she passed away in 1993.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.crmagazine.org/archive/Fall2009/Pages/AudreyHepburnAppendixCancer.aspx |title=Audrey Hepburn Appendix Cancer |format= |work= |accessdate=}}</ref>


*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuart_Scott Stuart Scott], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ESPN ESPN] sportscast anchor was diagnosed with appendix cancer in 2007 and died 8 years later in 2015.{{cite web |url=https://www.menshealth.com/health/a19534220/stuart-scott-cancer/ |title=Stuart Scott's Battle With Cancer |format= |work= |accessdate=}}
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuart_Scott Stuart Scott], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ESPN ESPN] sportscast anchor was diagnosed with appendix cancer in 2007 and died 8 years later in 2015.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.menshealth.com/health/a19534220/stuart-scott-cancer/ |title=Stuart Scott's Battle With Cancer |format= |work= |accessdate=}}</ref>
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==References==

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Soroush Seifirad, M.D.[2]

Overview

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  • Appendix cancer was first described in the published literature by Sir George Thos. Beatson, an English surgeon, in 1913.[1]

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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.[2]
  • Stuart Scott, ESPN sportscast anchor was diagnosed with appendix cancer in 2007 and died 8 years later in 2015.[3]

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References

  1. 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
  2. "Audrey Hepburn Appendix Cancer".
  3. "Stuart Scott's Battle With Cancer".
  4. "Stuart Scott, ESPN's Voice of Exuberance, Dies at 49 - The New York Times".

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