 BBC newsreader George Alagiah has died at the age of 67, following a bowel cancer diagnosis. The Sri Lanka-born journalist was diagnosed in 2014 with stage four bowel cancer, which spread to his liver and lymph nodes. George used his final years to raise awareness and recently appeared in a campaign in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support. He also spoke openly about his experience of living with cancer, joining a videocast for the charity Bowel Cancer UK in 2020, where he said sometimes he felt he had the 'easy part' living with bowel cancer, while his loved ones had to watch. George said: 'Those of us living with cancer know that it affects our families almost as much as ourselves. 'In some ways I've felt through my six-plus years living with cancer that sometimes I have the easy part… my job is just to stay fit and my family has got to watch all of the other things.' His comments follow on from the campaign of journalist and writer Deborah James who passed away last June, after being diagnosed with incurable bowel cancer. According to Cancer Research, bowel cancer causes around 16,800 deaths in the UK annually – approximately 46 every day. As such, what are the symptoms of bowel cancer, and how is it currently treated? What are the symptoms of bowel cancer? If you're wondering about the symptoms of bowel cancer, the National Health Service has compiled a list of possible symptoms. Possible symptoms of bowel cancer The NHS website lists the following as possible symptoms of bowel cancer: Changes in your poo, such as having softer poo, diarrhoea or constipation that is not usual for you Needing to poo more or less often than usual for you Blood in your poo (which may look red or black) Bleeding from your bottom Often feeling like you need to poo (even if you've just been to the toilet) Bloating Tummy pain Feeling very tired for no reason Losing weight without trying The NHS website warns that){kind=link}
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BBC newsreader George Alagiah has died at the age of 67, following a bowel cancer diagnosis.
The Sri Lanka-born journalist was diagnosed in 2014 with stage four bowel cancer, which spread to his liver and lymph nodes.
George used his final years to raise awareness and recently appeared in a campaign in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support.
He also spoke openly about his experience of living with cancer, joining a videocast for the charity Bowel Cancer UK in 2020, where he said sometimes he felt he had the ‘easy part’ living with bowel cancer, while his loved ones had to watch.