This Morning's Dr Zoe has said that she is getting tested for colon cancer after noticing changes in her bowel habits. The 40-year-old doctor had been explaining symptoms to look out for when she spoke about her family history of bowel cancer.
This comes after Hollywood actor Chadwick Boseman tragically died aged 43 at the weekend after secretly living with colon cancer for four years.
Dr Zoe said that on the Jamaican side of her family, her dad's side, there had been cases of bowel cancer. "My grandmother and [my dad's] older sister died of cancer in their 60s.
So it's not a highly significant risk and I don't qualify for additional screening. "But actually, recently I myself have noticed some changes so I'm going to have my camera test
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