Deborah James

BBC podcast host Deborah James has died at age 40 following a years-long battle with bowel cancer. Last month, Prince William honored her with Damehood.

The same month, Prince William honored her with damehood to celebrate her raising more than $6 million through her charity. "Deborah shared her experience with the world to raise awareness, break down barriers, challenge taboos and change the conversation around cancer," the statement read. "The message I never wanted to write.

Deborah James, a British broadcaster who raised millions for cancer research and was recognized by Prince William for her work, has died.

Prince William personally conferred James damehood in a surprise visit to the family home only days after she announced that she was receiving end-of-life care. “Deborah was an inspirational and unfalteringly brave woman whose legacy will live on.” James hosted a BBC podcast called “You, Me and The Big C" in which she spoke in a no-nonsense approach about living with bowel cancer.

The mum-of-two, known globally as 'BowelBabe' thanks to the nickname she gave herself during her cancer research fundraising, was diagnosed with stage 4 bowel ...

“I want them to live in a world where they don’t need to worry about cancer - and I want them to know I did everything I could to make that happen for them.” She wrote in one of her newspaper columns about her battled to inspire and create a cancer-free future for her children: “I want them to remember me as being passionate about life and living – and passionate about them. Deborah passed away peacefully today, surrounded by her family.'

The mum-of-two, known globally as 'BowelBabe' thanks to the nickname she gave herself during her cancer research fundraising, was diagnosed with stage 4 bowel ...

LONDON (AP) — Deborah James, a British broadcaster who raised millions for cancer research and was recognized by Prince William for her work, has died...

Prince William personally conferred James damehood in a surprise visit to the family home only days after she announced that she was receiving end-of-life care. “Deborah was an inspirational and unfalteringly brave woman whose legacy will live on.” Her candid social media posts about her diagnosis and treatment, including videos of her dancing, garnered praise from the public.

Ms. James, a podcaster and writer, had chronicled her struggle with an incurable bowel tumor with candor and vivacity after the illness was diagnosed more ...

“I think people look good in black and white,” she told the Times interviewer, lying back a bed of cushions wearing red lipstick and sipping champagne. @bowelbabe is one of those special people,” the royals wrote on Twitter in May. “Thank you for giving hope to so many who are living with cancer.” Ms. James’s followers expressed sorrow about the news and gratitude for her efforts, with tens of thousands of comments appearing on her social media. “We changed the way people talk about cancer in this country,” said Ms. Mahon, who is living with cancer. In the podcast, which she co-founded in 2018, she hosted conversations with other patients about how cancer affected their sex lives or what it meant to have the disease during the coronavirus pandemic. One study gave her eight months to live, and another said she had an 8 percent chance of living for five years, she wrote. Deborah James was born on Oct. 1, 1981, the daughter of Heather and Alistair James. She graduated from the University of Exeter and became a deputy head teacher. But she also posted videos in which she sang Celine Dion songs in her hospital room, wrote about doing “retail therapy” at Harrods, described eating roast potatoes while watching a James Bond movie to recover from physical exhaustion and detailed overcoming her fear of flying. Among her supporters were Prince William and his wife, Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge. On Dec. 15, 2016, when she was 35, doctors spotted what turned out to be a Stage 4 tumor in her bowel. They finished off the bottle “as though Armageddon was scheduled for 7 p.m. the next day.” “Find a life worth enjoying; take risks; love deeply; have no regrets; and always, always have rebellious hope.

La militante de la lutte contre le cancer avait levé plusieurs millions d'euros pour la recherche. Elle avait reçu le titre honorifique de "Dame" par la ...

Deborah James a un dernier message, partagé par sa famille dans la publication Instagram annonçant son décès: “Vivez une vie dans laquelle vous vous épanouissez, aimez profondément, n’ayez aucun regret, et ayez toujours une espoir. Grâce à elle, de nombreuses vies seront sauvées.” Même émotion pour le chef du parti Travailliste Keir Starmer, qui félicite son travail “inspirant” pour sensibiliser au cancer de l’intestin. Mère de deux enfants de 14 et 12 ans, elle a aussi écrit un livre sur le sujet.

Deborah James, présentatrice d'un podcast consacré au cancer, est morte, mardi 29 juin, après avoir levé des millions de livres pour la recherche contre ...

Le prince William s’était rendu chez elle pour lui remettre sa médaille en main propre. Deborah James, 40 ans, connue comme Bowelbabe sur Instagram, où elle était suivie par un million d’abonnés, avait annoncé, à la mi-mai, être en soins palliatifs. « Deborah a été une source d’inspiration et nous sommes immensément fiers d’elle, de son travail et de son engagement militant pour lever des fonds et de ses efforts infinis pour sensibiliser sur le cancer.

Deborah James, a British broadcaster who raised millions for cancer research and was recognized by Prince William for her work, has died.

Prince William personally conferred James damehood in a surprise visit to the family home only days after she announced that she was receiving end-of-life care. “Deborah was an inspirational and unfalteringly brave woman whose legacy will live on.” James hosted a BBC podcast called “You, Me and The Big C" in which she spoke in a no-nonsense approach about living with bowel cancer.

[VIDÉO] ▶️ Animatrice d'un célèbre podcast outre-Manche, la mère de famille a succombé à un cancer du côlon. Depuis cinq ans, elle luttait contre la ...

Et enfin, vérifiez votre caca – ça pourrait vous sauver la vie". Grâce à Deborah James, de nombreuses marques de papier toilette outre-Manche ont décidé de faire apparaître les symptômes du cancer du côlon et de l'intestin sur leurs emballages. Elle a surtout salué la volonté du duc de Cambridge d’améliorer les services d’oncologie, au titre de président du Royal Marsden Hospital de Londres qui est spécialisé dans le traitement des cancers. "De temps en temps, quelqu’un vole le cœur de la nation avec sa soif de vivre et son désir tenace de rendre à la société", soulignait-il, louant "ses efforts infatigables pour accroitre la sensibilisation au cancer du côlon et mettre fin à la stigmatisation des traitements". Diagnostiquée il y a cinq ans, Deborah James est rapidement devenue la porte-parole d’un combat qu’elle a autant mené à l’hôpital que dans les médias. Elle a pris le nom de "Bowel Babe", "Chérie côlon", sur les réseaux sociaux où la suivaient plus d’un million de personnes. Quelques jours après avoir annoncé être en soins palliatifs en mai, Deborah James a reçu le titre honorifique de Dame, décerné après approbation d’Elizabeth II, pour son "infatigable campagne" contre la maladie. Visage de la lutte contre le cancer au Royaume-Uni, Deborah James est décédée "paisiblement" mardi 28 juin "entourée de sa famille" à l’âge de 40 ans seulement.

Connue comme « Bowel Babe » sur Instagram où elle était suivie par un million d'abonnés, elle avait annoncé mi-mai être en soins palliatifs.

DISPARITION Connue comme « Bowel Babe » sur Instagram où elle était suivie par un million d’abonnés, elle avait annoncé mi-mai être en soins palliatifs. Deborah James, 40 ans, connue comme « Bowel Babe » sur Instagram où elle était suivie par un million d’abonnés, avait annoncé mi-mai être en soins palliatifs. Pour beaucoup elle était une véritable « source d’inspiration ». Deborah James, présentatrice star d’un podcast dédié au cancer, est décédée mardi après avoir levé des millions de livres pour la recherche dans une campagne devenue virale, a annoncé sa famille, saluant « ses efforts infinis pour sensibiliser » la maladie.

Dame Deborah James, a podcast host and journalist known for her work in cancer research and advocacy, has passed away at 40 following a years-long battle ...

The message continued to celebrate her life's work. "Deborah, who many of you will know as Bowelbabe, was an inspiration and we are incredibly proud of her and her work and commitment to charitable campaigning, fundraising and her endless efforts to raise awareness of cancer that touched so many lives." "Deborah was an inspirational and unfalteringly brave woman whose legacy will live on."