George Alagiah on living with COVID-19 and cancer
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George Alagiah, 66, was diagnosed with bowel cancer back in 2014 and had previously stepped back from his role on BBC News in October last year. The broadcaster recently returned to BBC News At Six in April.
Now the presenter has shared he will be taking a break from his duties adding it’s “back to some tough stuff”.
The veteran broadcaster shared he is looking forward to returning to the studio as soon as possible.
In a statement shared by MailOnline, George confirmed his cancer has spread following a recent scan.
The publication added the health update was confirmed by his agent Mary Greenham.
George explained: “A recent scan showed that my cancer has spread further so it’s back to some tough stuff.
“I’m missing my colleagues. Working in the newsroom has been such an important part of keeping energised and motivated.
“I look forward to being back in that studio as soon as I can.”
George had previously undergone 17 rounds of chemotherapy to treat his advanced bowel cancer in 2014.
He returned to BBC News in 2015 after making progress against the disease and said he was a “richer person” for it.
His cancer then returned in December 2017 and he underwent further treatment before again returning to work.
George was forced to take another break from his presenting duties in October last year before he returned in April.
Speaking about his health in a recent interview, the broadcaster discussed how a tumour site had left him in pain.
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In September, he told the Sunday Telegraph: “It is near my L5 lowest vertebra.
“I’ve spent a lot of the last 18 months in extreme pain. There have been times when even lying down makes it worse.”
The tumour, he revealed, has eroded a bit of a vertebra and is very close to the nerve and the aorta.
The BBC anchor added there was a period where four straight hours of sleep felt like a luxury to him last year.
“Sleep deprivation was an issue, but I don’t want people to think I am feeling sorry for myself,” he added.
George has been married to his wife Frances, a former executive with Fairtrade Foundation charity, for more than 30 years after the couple met at university.
The couple shares two sons together, who are now in their thirties.
He previously said: “One of the things I want to do is hold hands with my wife until the end, and am I going to be able to do that? It haunts me. Not every day.”
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