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Dominic Picksley

Deborah James' cancer fundraising campaign tops £2million as hospice care tributes pour in

BBC podcast host Deborah James has raised over £2million after setting up a fundraising campaign for cancer research, amid her tragic hospice care announcement.

Deborah left her fans and followers devastated as she shared the final update from her battle with cancer, confirming that she was having hospice care at home as she spends her final days surrounded by her family.

The 40-year-old mother-of-two, who presents You, Me and The Big C, was diagnosed with bowel cancer in 2016, and set up the JustGiving Bowelbabe Fund on Monday - by midnight on Tuesday, £2,094,470 had been pledged by over 120,000 supporters.

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