article_snippet: Experts diagnosed the rare disease pseudomyxoma peritonei (PMP) - the same disease which claimed the life of Hollywood icon Audrey Hepburn.
article_snippet: Pseudomyxoma peritonei (PMP) is a rare cancer, affecting around one in 500,000 people a year.
article_snippet: For more information about PMP visit the charity Pseudomyxoma Survivor.
highlights_snippet: A scan revealed a tumour on her appendix which led to specialists revealed her true diagnosis - pseudomyxoma peritonei, a very rare form of cancer .
  