It's unclear exactly what type of appendix cancer Scott had, but there are two main forms of the disease: carcinoid and non-carcinoid tumors. Carcinoid tumors, which start in hormone-producing cells, make up more than half of all cases of appendix cancer, are more common in women, and usually occur in people in their 40s.
Carcinoid tumors can also occur in the stomach, intestines, and lungs. Non-carcinoid tumors form from the mucus-producing skin cells lining the inside of the appendix. These are more likely to spread throughout the abdomen and are associated with more complications. The prognosis for this kind depends on the specific type of tumor and timing of diagnosis, among other factors. There are no known avoidable risk factors , aside from smoking cigarettes. The cancer returned in and In a tribute posted on its website , ESPN reported that Scott, 49, had undergone surgery yet again just last summer.
Q: What is the appendix and what does it do? The appendix , located in the lower right abdomen where the small and large intestine meet, is a thin tube that's around 4 inches long.
No one really knows what purpose — if any — the appendix has. We don't think much about it unless we have a bout of appendicitis inflammation of the appendix and need to get it surgically removed. Q: How rare is cancer of the appendix? Very rare. It's so rare that appendix cancer isn't classified as such in the annual cancer statistics report issued by the American Cancer Society.
It's included as one of several cancers of the digestive organs and is often called a gastrointestinal carcinoid tumor — a type of slow-growing cancer that can occur in the stomach, small intestine, colon, rectum or appendix. In , Scott missed several months of work after his left eye was damaged by a football while he was working out with the New York Jets for an upcoming story. Due to previous problems with both eyes, including a right detached retina, Scott had to retrain his right eye to be his dominant eye, a task that presented a challenge when having to read from a teleprompter.
Scott is survived by his two daughters, Taelor, 19,and Sydni, 15, the latter of whom joined him onstage at the end of his ESPYs speech after he asked her to "come up here and give dad a hug because I need one. While Scott thanked his bosses at ESPN during that memorable oration, he made it clear that there was no career moment that could ever surpass what he considered his life's best highlight. You two are my heartbeat. I am standing here on this stage tonight because of you. Most likely, in most cases it is simply a bad hand of genetics.
Stuart is not the first public figure to be lost to this disease. In , beloved actress Audrey Hepburn died at age 63 after a battle with appendiceal cancer. Please enter email address to continue. Please enter valid email address to continue. Chrome Safari Continue.
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