BBC's Alagiah on living with coronavirus and cancer. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking. By Ellie Kirwin-Jones 10:29, Thu, Aug . As a result of the cancer spreading, Alagiah said his chemotherapy has increased. George Alagiah: I'm lucky for the life I've had, but cancer will Therese was his mothers name and in 1961 the family of seven moved to Ghana in West Africa. Tearful Emma Willis says daughter's birth 'really changed' Matt Willis, Piers Morgan gloats he's 'right' about Meghan amid Susanna Reid swipe, George Alagiah said he's been in 'extreme pain' as 'tumour site' found, George Alagiah was first diagnosed with stage four bowel cancer in 2014, Strictly's Anton Du Beke 'hasn't spoken' to ex-judge Bruno Tonioli, George Alagiah revealed he's spent the last 18 months in "extreme pain", George Alagiah with his long-term wife Frances Robathan, Sky Sports' Jo Wilson, 37, broke down in tears amid stage 3 cervical c, 'Terrible when you get caught out!' Alagiah underwent 17 rounds of chemotherapy to treat his advanced bowel cancer in 2014 and said he was a "richer person" for it upon returning to presenting the following year. The BBC newsreader George Alagiah has said he feels lucky for the life he has lived even though cancer will "probably get me in the end". George is also the author of A Passage to Africa and Home from Home. Follow us on Facebook or on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts. He returned to BBC News At Six in April. He . We, Yahoo, are part of the Yahoo family of brands. [18], On 17 April 2014, it was announced that Alagiah was being treated for colorectal cancer. Day by day George Alagiah health is getting worse however he is focused on life and fighting death as his cancer spreads. The 65-year-old journalist, one of the faces of. "But, I'm here on the third floor of our house, and I am looking out of the window at Frances setting out the tablecloth on our garden table, and it occurs to me, is she going to have to do that for herself one day, and eat on her own?". Is Jim Acosta Gay Or Does He Have A New Wife? George Alagiah Health Update 2023, Cancer Details Wife And Age Alagiah has also worked as a BBC News foreign correspondent and specialist on Africa and the developing world, covering events including the Rwandan genocide and interviewing Nelson Mandela and. He has four sisters. Read about our approach to external linking. George Alagiah has opened up about his cancer diagnosis as part of a new campaign for charity Macmillan Cancer Support Credit: Macmillan Cancer Support/Rankin. The 66-year-old broadcaster, who took a break from news reading last October, was first diagnosed with stage four bowel cancer in April 2014 and earlier this year said the disease will probably get me in the end. If you do not want us and our partners to use cookies and personal data for these additional purposes, click 'Reject all'. He has been presenting the famous BBC News At Six since 3 December 2007. As well as presenting the news, Alagiah has worked as a BBC News foreign correspondent and specialist on Africa and the developing world, covering events including the Rwandan genocide and interviewing Nelson Mandela and Archbishop Desmond Tutu.