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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Health
Isabel Keane

Gen X and millennials three times more likely to be diagnosed with appendix cancer than their parents, study finds

Cases of appendix cancer appear to be rising among Gen X and millennials, according to a new study that found those age groups are three times more likely to face a diagnosis than their parents.

The research, published in Annals of Internal Medicine earlier this month, found that the diagnosis of the rare disease is sharply rising among people in those generations.

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