George Alagiah has bowel cancer again.
The BBC newsreader is set undergo another bout of treatment over the next few months after he was told the disease, which he first beat back in 2014, had returned.
He said: "My brilliant doctors are determined to get me back to a disease-free state and I know they have the skill to do just that. I learned last time around how important the support of family and friends is and I am blessed in that department.
"I genuinely feel positive as I prepare for this new challenge."
The 62-year-old presenter was first diagnosed with bowel cancer in 2014 and he was later told that the disease had spread to his liver and lymph nodes.
He was then given the all-clear a year later and returned to work 18 months later.
And, although he "always knew" the cancer could return, he’s disappointed that he’ll have to battle it again and he feels terrible for his family because they have to go through it again.
Taking to his Twitter account, George said: "Always knew cancer could come back but still tough dealing with disappointment. Harder for my family. I know what I have to do: stay calm, stay content, stay fit and let doctors do their best. (sic)"
The journalist underwent several rounds of chemotherapy and three major operations – including one that removed almost all of his liver – when he was first diagnosed and, although it was a hard battle, he said he was a "richer person" for the experience.
He told the Telegraph newspaper in 2016: "I realised I wouldn’t give back a single day of the previous year’s experience. I am a richer person for it.
"I wasn’t afraid of dying. I just wanted to get on with treatment."
George Alagiah has bowel cancer again
