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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Katherine Heslop

Dame Deborah James' early signs of bowel cancer before her devastating diagnosis

Dame Deborah James bravely chronicled her battle with bowel cancer.

The broadcaster, who died this week aged 40, was dedicated to raising awareness of her condition, with her family sharing Deborah's final wish for everyone to "check your poo- it could just save your life," along with finding "a life worth enjoying; take risks; love deeply; have no regrets; and always, always have rebellious hope."

Dame Deborah, who has raised £7m and counting for Cancer Research UK via her Bowelbabe Fund, never shied away from the reality of living with cancer and shared the early signs which led to her diagnosis in 2016.

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