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VIDEO: A 24-year-old teams summer festival furry coat and bikini with walking stick and two stoma bags to celebrate surviving bowel cancer

A 24-year-old teaching assistant proudly teamed her summer festival outfit of a blue bikini and furry coat with a walking stick twinkling with fairy lights and two stoma bags as she celebrated surviving stage three bowel cancer. Diagnosed aged just ...

18 Aug 2022 at 09:16

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Deborah James’ mother: ‘How can you not love what she did in that eight weeks?’

The mother of Dame Deborah James has told how much the support of the public in her daughter’s last weeks has meant to the family. Podcaster and campaigner Dame Deborah, known by her social media handle Bowelbabe, died on June 28 at the age of 40, ...

16 Aug 2022 at 13:02

At-home bowel cancer checks to be offered to 58-year-olds in England

At-home bowel cancer checks are to be offered to 58-year-olds in England in a bid to increase the number of cases detected. As part of an extension of the bowel cancer screening programme the health service is sending at-home kits to people over ...

16 Aug 2022 at 12:30

New bowel cancer film bids to raise awareness of killer disease

Two young women with personal stories of bowel cancer are fronting a new film aimed at raising awareness of the disease. The film has been produced on behalf of The Bowel Movement, a charity set up in memory of Benjamin Millard, from Frome in ...

03 Aug 2022 at 12:18

Entertainment

Dame Deborah: I’m angry at what is happening to me, I don’t want to die

Dame Deborah James has said she is “angry” at the fact that she is terminally ill and said she doesn’t want to die. The campaigner, 40, spoke about how she was feeling after doctors told her there was nothing else they could do for her. She ...

04 Jun 2022 at 12:09

Local News

Donegal bowel cancer patient urges people to talk about their bowel health

There can be a certain amount of hesitancy around discussing bowel movements and bowel health. Tess Greene, who was diagnosed with Stage 4 bowel cancer in December 2021, would like this to change. Tess, who lives in Donegal, has a history ...

16 Apr 2022 at 11:33

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Excess weight in early to mid-adulthood reduces cancer survival rate - European study

People who are overweight in early to mid-adulthood have a poorer chance of surviving some cancers, according to new European analysis. Researchers examined the impact of BMI (body mass index) scores among 20 to 50-year-olds on survival ...

27 May 2022 at 19:33

National News

Excess weight in early to mid-adulthood reduces cancer survival rate - European study

25 May 2022 at 16:33

Health

Mum who starts planning her own funeral after terminal bowel cancer diagnosis has “double miracle” with improved results then the all clear

A mum who spent two weeks planning her own funeral after a terminal bowel cancer diagnosis is celebrating a “double miracle” after improved results led to a second chance at life followed by the all-clear. Swapping her old ...

27 May 2022 at 09:22

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Dame Deborah James: New fashion line to raise more donations for cancer research

Dame Deborah James has released a new clothing line to support and raise funds for Cancer Research UK. The 40-year-old podcast host, known as Bowel Babe online, said the partnership with clothing brand In The Style had ...

27 May 2022 at 02:28

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Dame Deborah James: I’m scared to fall asleep

Dame Deborah James has said she is “scared to go to sleep” because she does not know how long she has left to live. The podcast host, 40, known as Bowel Babe online after campaigning to raise awareness of bowel cancer,...

25 May 2022 at 10:35

Entertainment

Bowel cancer campaigner Deborah James hails ‘incredible’ husband’s support

Podcast host Deborah James has praised her husband Sebastien for his “incredible” support as she receives end-of-life care for bowel cancer. The 40-year-old former deputy headteacher said her partner had “dropped ...

11 May 2022 at 15:55

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