A young man who was suffering from stomach pains and chronic constipation has been diagnosed with a rare form of cancer. Former rig worker Liam Griffiths first began to experience symptoms in March while away for work.
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EastEnders star Shane Richie has shared how he went for a prostate cancer check up just two days before learning that his character Alfie Moon was set to be diagnosed with the illness. Shane, 59, opened up on the strange coincidence when he appeared on The One Show on Wednesday to talk about finding out that Alfie had a tough time ahead with his health.
Explaining that he had been asked to come in for a chat with executive producer Chris Clenshaw, Shane admitted that he had assumed the soap boss was going to tell him about a new storyline with Alfie's ex Kat Slater (Jessie Wallace). But he said he was surprised when Chris asked him: "How would you feel about your character getting prostate cancer?" Shane told hosts Alex Jones and Jermaine Jenas: "Here’s the thing.
This is absolutely true, I don’t think I’ve told many people this other than my wife - two days before that meeting I went for a health check for prostate cancer.
"Only because it was on my radar. I’m getting to that age now and I’m starting to get reminded by a couple of friends and a close friend of mine who I’ve known since I was 16 went through prostate cancer, thankfully he’s out the other side, and I remember thinking ‘he’s not much older than me’.
"I’ve got a young family, I thought right, I’ve got a couple of days off from EastEnders, I’m gonna go along for a check up." Shane added: "Thankfully I was alright, but two days later I had the meeting about doing this story." The soap star said that EastEnders had a "long history" of tackling similar storylines responsibly and that the writers "really do their homework". He continued: "This is such an important story.
The fact they gave that particular storyline to a character like Alfie Moon...people are
A young man who was suffering from stomach pains and chronic constipation has been diagnosed with a rare form of cancer. Former rig worker Liam Griffiths first began to experience symptoms in March while away for work.
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