George Alagiah has revealed his bowel cancer has spread to his lungs, in a worrying update on his illness. The 64-year-old BBC newsreader was was first diagnosed with bowel cancer in 2014 and later said the illness had spread to his liver and lymph nodes.
Speaking to The Times, George has now revealed doctors told him in April the cancer is now in his lungs. He said that there has been some relief in the fact that the word "terminal" had not been used by doctors.
He told the publication: "My doctors have never used the word 'chronic' or 'cure' about my cancer. "They've never used the word 'terminal' either.
I've always said to my oncologist, 'Tell me when I need to sort my affairs out', and he's not told me that, but what he did tell me is