How does someone get appendix cancer?

How does someone get appendix cancer?

Appendix cancer starts when the cells in your appendix mutate and grow out of control. But experts don’t know what causes that process to begin with.

There are, however, certain risk factors associated with appendix cancer. These include:

• Smoking or using tobacco products**. **Tobacco use can increase your chances of all cancers, including appendix cancer.
• Medical history. Certain health conditions, including pernicious anemia and atrophic gastritis, may increase your risk for appendix cancer.
• Age. Your risk for appendix cancer increases as you grow older.
• Gender. Women are more likely than men to develop appendix cancer.