Removing appendix may lower cancer risk
A study has shown that removing an inflamed appendix reduces the risk of colon and rectal cancer by 58% compared to treatment with antibiotics alone. The study included more than 30,000 patients and found that cancer was diagnosed in 0.7% of those who underwent appendectomy, compared to 1.7% of those who received only antibiotics. Researchers confirmed that the appendix plays a role in the immune system and gut microbiome, emphasizing that the results do not suggest removing the appendix prophylactically from all patients with appendicitis. Antibiotics remain an important treatment option, and further studies are needed to explore the relationship between appendicitis and cancer risk.
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