DR PHILIPPA KAYE: I was 39 years old when I was diagnosed with bowel cancer in 2019. Like Kate, 42, I also have three children, who were 11, 7 and 4 at the time. DR PHILIPPA KAYE: I was 39 years old when I was diagnosed with bowel cancer in 2019. Like Kate, 42, I also have three children, who were 11, 7 and 4 at the time.