Dean Gaffney says I’m A Celeb ‘saved my life’ after check-up led to cancer scare
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Dean Gaffney, 45, says he is lucky to be alive after doctors discovered a number of polyps in his large intestine, a warning sign for bowel cancer.
The tests were conducted in 2020 when the I’m A Celebrity team examined him ahead of a possible appearance on ITV’s North Wales series.
Revealing his health scare, Dean said: “There is no doubt I’m A Celeb and its medical team saved my life. I might not be here today if it wasn’t for them finding what they did.
“Within hours I was in a hospital gown and under general anaesthetic and they took it out.”
He added to the Mirror that when he came around doctors told him: “Had you not come to us today, in three years that could have turned to bowel cancer. You’ve been very lucky.”
The Robbie Jackson actor says he hadn’t noticed blood in his stools but checks them all the time following his health scare.
He said: “I’m so grateful to the people on the show for bringing it to my attention. I check my stools all the time now. I’d urge others to do it, too.”
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