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The Champi<strong>on</strong> • Wednesday 17 April 2013Former <str<strong>on</strong>g>Evert<strong>on</strong></str<strong>on</strong>g> playerthanks Aintree hospitalstaff for saving his lifeReport by David RavenA FORMER <str<strong>on</strong>g>Evert<strong>on</strong></str<strong>on</strong>g> player whobattled bowel cancer has thanked <strong>the</strong>staff from Aintree Hospital who savedhis life.This week Kevin Sheedy, who alsomade several appearances forLiverpool, met surge<strong>on</strong> Paul Scaifewho performed <strong>the</strong> life–savingoperati<strong>on</strong> last year.Now <strong>the</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Evert<strong>on</strong></str<strong>on</strong>g> Academy coach hassigned up to an event to raiseawareness of bowel cancer.Focus <strong>on</strong> Bowel Cancer will provideinformati<strong>on</strong> about <strong>the</strong> causes,symptoms and treatment opti<strong>on</strong>s forbowel cancer. Kevin will joinc<strong>on</strong>sultant surge<strong>on</strong>, Paul Skaife todiscuss his experiences of bowelcancer.Early diagnosis of this cancer iscrucial to successful treatment andthis event will help guests to betterunderstand this disease and <strong>the</strong>support available.Since successfully battling bowelcancer, Kevin Sheedy has been raisingawareness of <strong>the</strong> disease, supporting<strong>the</strong> Be Clear <strong>on</strong> Cancer campaign.Kevin, 52, was diagnosed with bowelcancer in July 2012 after exhibitingsymptoms including blood in hisstools and a change in his bowelhabits.He went to see his GP and wasKevin Sheedy and Paul Skaifereferred to Aintree UniversityHospital in Liverpool for fur<strong>the</strong>r testsand treatment. It is believed that earlydetecti<strong>on</strong> of <strong>the</strong> cancer helped ensureeffective treatment.Currently, more than 570 people diefrom bowel cancer each year inMerseyside and Cheshire, which isabove <strong>the</strong> nati<strong>on</strong>al average.Kevin said: “I can’t thank <strong>the</strong> staff atAintree enough for what <strong>the</strong>y haved<strong>on</strong>e for me – it’s <strong>on</strong>ly when you arein that positi<strong>on</strong> that you realise whatan incredible job our healthprofessi<strong>on</strong>als do.“I would urge anybody who hasc<strong>on</strong>cerns to go immediately to <strong>the</strong>irGP. My life has been saved throughearly detecti<strong>on</strong>.”CMBAKevin added that while <strong>the</strong>re is ahistory of <strong>the</strong> illness in his family – hismo<strong>the</strong>r died of bowel cancer twoyears ago and his fa<strong>the</strong>r is currently inremissi<strong>on</strong> after an operati<strong>on</strong> sevenyears ago – <strong>the</strong> diagnosis still came asa shock.He said: “I d<strong>on</strong>’t think you can everprepare yourself for that news. As afootballer I was fit and healthy, had agood diet and never smoked, but Iguess it was in my genes.”Paul Skaife, c<strong>on</strong>sultant surge<strong>on</strong> atAintree University Hospital, treatedKevin and said: “People can often beembarrassed to talk about <strong>the</strong>ir bowel<strong>move</strong>ments with <strong>the</strong>ir GP but it is soimportant to share any c<strong>on</strong>cerns youhave. We are all delighted thatKevin’s treatment was effective andthis is in no small part down to <strong>the</strong> factwe caught <strong>the</strong> cancer early.“The road to full recovery is a l<strong>on</strong>g<strong>on</strong>e and we’ll keep in touch withKevin for <strong>the</strong> next five years to runtests and ensure <strong>the</strong> cancer isn’tcoming back.”According to NHS Choices, bowelcancer is <strong>the</strong> third most comm<strong>on</strong> typeof cancer in England and affects morethan 40,000 people each year. 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