In 1991, Faulds Wood was diagnosed with level three bowel cancer. Five years after surgery, she was found to be clear. (She also survived skin cancer.) Meanwhile, with a programme entitled "Doctor Knows Best", she contributed in 1993 to ITV's "World In Action" series. Faulds Wood found the symptoms for bowel cancer were different to those taught in GP training in medical schools. This edition of "World In Action" achieved the programmes highest audience with 10.2 million viewers. In her 1996 investigation into bowel cancer, "Bobby Moore & Me", she interviewed the widow of footballer Bobby Moore, who said he had been misdiagnosed with irritable bowel syndrome and treated for the condition instead of the bowel cancer from which he died aged 51. It had 6.5 million viewers and 28,000 letters. A series on cervical cancer in 1995, "The Lady Killers", led the British Medical Association to name Faulds Wood medical broadcaster of the year. She also helped to create the world's first evidence-based guide to symptoms of her cancer, officially adopted by the Department of Health in 2000.