Bake-Off star Luis Troyano dead from oesophageal cancer

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Bake-Off’s Luis Troyano dead: TV star, 48, passes away from oesophageal cancer after he thanked doctors for ‘giving him more time than seemed possible’

  • Oesophageal cancer is a disease caused by tumours growing in the food pipe between the mouth and stomach
  • The cancer is most common among people in their 60s and 70s and affects more men than it does women

By Rebecca Davison for MailOnline

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Bake-Off star Luis Troyano has passed away from oesophageal cancer aged 48.

His agent, Anne Kibel, shared the sad news on Twitter on Tuesday, as she paid her respects to the 2014 runner-up and graphic designer from Stockport.

She wrote: ‘Sadly, my lovely client lost his brave fight against Oesophageal cancer last week. 

Bake-Off star Luis Troyano dead: TV star has passed away from oesophageal cancer aged 48

WHAT IS OESOPHAGEAL CANCER? 

Oesophageal cancer is a disease caused by tumours growing in the food pipe between the mouth and stomach.

The cancer is most common among people in their 60s and 70s and affects more men than it does women.

Oesophageal cancer can be hard to spot because it doesn’t cause any symptoms in its earlier stages, and only becomes noticed once the tumour has grown.

Symptoms may include difficulty swallowing, persistent indigestion or heartburn, loss of appetite, weight loss, and pain in the torso, chest or back. 

Survival rates are not high for oesophageal cancer, with only 12 per cent of people surviving for 10 years after a diagnosis.

Six out of 10 patients die within a year of being diagnosed, according to Cancer Research UK.

The exact cause of the disease isn’t well known but smoking, drinking too much alcohol, being overweight or having an unhealthy diet are believed to increase someone’s risk of getting it.

Sources: NHS and Cancer Research UK

‘A fantastic man with a love of baking that saw him get to the finals of GBBO, write a wonderful book, Bake It Great and do so much more. Always in our thoughts.’ 

Oesophageal cancer is a disease caused by tumours growing in the food pipe between the mouth and stomach.

The cancer is most common among people in their 60s and 70s and affects more men than it does women.

Following his stint on Bake-Off, Luis made appearances on BBC Good Food and BBC Breakfast shows. He also released a cookbook in 2015 entitled Bake it Great.

A Just Giving page has since been created by his doting wife Louise. 

She wrote: ‘Your life was a blessing, your memory a treasure, you are loved beyond words and missed beyond measure x 

‘This page has been set up for Macmillan Cancer Support but in truth, Luis gave a big thank you to everyone involved in his care.’

She added: ‘In Luis’ own words.. A special thankyou to Macmillan Cancer Support, East Cheshire Hospice and the NHS including Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust and Stockport NHS Foundation Trust for trying to save my life and their tireless work to try and eliminate cancer. 

‘But more importantly a massive thank you to all the amazing professionals who really did try their absolute best for me, showed me absolute compassion and gave me more time than what was seemingly possible. I thank you sincerely.’ 

Fellow Bake-Off star Nadiya Hussain wrote: ‘RIP.’

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