Today I’m delighted to be joined by Dr Anisha Patel, or you might know her as @doctorsgetcancertoo. As the name suggests, she is GP, who has had stage 3B rectal cancer in 2018. Anisha just completed the London marathon and is over 2 years in remission post treatment.

As well as getting back to work post cancer, sharing her journey through cancer and the aftermath, she has been an avid health promoter, raising awareness of Bowel cancer, other cancers, screening and prevention, she also talks about cancer in the young to the public, health professionals and in the media. Anisha is a regular on Lorraine and part of the no butts campaign to highlight the symptoms of bowel cancer.

Breaking taboos and stigmas around health is so important and ensuring people have the right information to make decisions regarding their health.

When she isn’t working, Anisha loves cooking and experimenting with foods, spending time with her husband and 2 children and exercising! Today we talk about fibre, bowel health, nutrition, health promotion and her personal experience of cancer.