Gen X, millennials are about three times more likely than their parents to be diagnosed with appendix cancer, study finds
- Posted on June 15, 2025
- By CNN
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Gen X, millennials are about three times more likely than their parents to be diagnosed with appendix cancer, study finds

Compared with people born from 1941 through 1949, incidence rates of appendix cancer have more than tripled among people born between 1976 and 1984 and more than quadrupled among people born between 1981 and 1989, according to new research.