Lynn Faulds Wood

.. presented the BBC’s Watchdog programme for nearly 10 years with her husband John Stapleton. She was diagnosed with advanced bowel cancer out of the bluend switched to making medical programmes – Doctor Knows Best on GP training in cancer diagnosis (10.2 million viewrs) and Bobby Moore & Me – an investigation into bowel cancer (6.5 million)

Since then Lynn has worked with leading specialists, helping to produce the world’s first evidence-based symptoms for bowel cancer; formal training centres in colonoscopy; co-founded and ran European Cancer Patient Coalition for 8 years .. she has been involved in key research aimed improving outcomes from bowel cancer and sits on many key committees –including the National Intelligence Network, National Bowel Cancer Audit Project, various Dept of Health Bowel Cancer Advisory Group, President of the Multi Disciplinary Team forum etc