A private healthcare company has been forced to apologise for using BBC newsreader George Alagiah's terminal bowel cancer to endorse their paid-for screening kits. Mr Alagiah, who recently announced his stage 4 bowel cancer has returned, replied to say he wasn't aware and he has 'never endorsed LetsGetChecked'. LetsGetChecked, who charge customers £69 for bowel cancer screening tests online, quickly apologised for 'any inconvenience caused'. By contrast, patients diagnosed with stage 1 bowel cancer have an almost 100 per cent chance of surviving the same time frame. In England, bowel cancer screening is offered from the age of 60.

Source: Daily Mail March 28, 2018 16:07 UTC