Dame Deborah’s Legacy

Like many others across the country, we were greatly saddened to hear of the death on 28th June of Dame Deborah James. Our thoughts go out to all her friends and family at this sad time.

Dame Deborah, via her Bowelbabe podcast, was an inspiration and raised millions of pounds for projects about which she cared passionately including: funding clinical trials and research into personalised medicine that could result in new treatments for cancer patients; and raising awareness of cancer, such as Bowel Cancer UK's Never Too Young campaign.

What better way could there be to ensure her lasting legacy than by continuing to raise awareness of bowel cancer and its symptoms, and pushing for earlier diagnosis of the disease, which will ultimately, save lives? You can learn about the symptoms of bowel cancer here.

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