Some great news today with television presenter Gregg Wallace joining the list of celebrities taking part in The Record, my forthcoming charity book in support of Bowel Cancer UK / Beating Bowel Cancer, the UK's leading bowel cancer charity. The presenter of BBC's Masterchef is going on tour in the autumn, and I shall hopefully be meeting him at his show when it comes to Maidenhead.
The book is being written in memory of my mum who died from this awful disease in 2016. 41,000 people are diagnosed with bowel cancer, and 16,000 die each year. It is the second highest cancer killer in the UK. However, if detected early at stage 1, bowel cancer can be successfully treated in over 90% of cases. This figures falls to just 7% when detected at stage 4. At the moment just 15% of people are diagnosed with bowel cancer at stage 1. Improving early detection rates will improve survival rates.
The current hope is to publish the book in the first part of 2019 if everything goes to plan. All proceeds raised from sales of the book will be donated to Bowel Cancer UK / Beating Bowel Cancer.
