{"id":468594,"date":"2022-06-29T01:12:01","date_gmt":"2022-06-28T22:12:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/bowel-babe-deborah-james-who-battled-cancer-dead-at-40\/"},"modified":"2022-06-29T01:12:01","modified_gmt":"2022-06-28T22:12:01","slug":"bowel-babe-deborah-james-who-battled-cancer-dead-at-40","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/bowel-babe-deborah-james-who-battled-cancer-dead-at-40\/","title":{"rendered":"#&#8217;Bowel Babe&#8217; Deborah James, who battled cancer, dead at 40"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3bf3291c686\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3bf3291c686\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/bowel-babe-deborah-james-who-battled-cancer-dead-at-40\/#%E2%80%9C%E2%80%98Bowel_Babe_Deborah_James_who_battled_cancer_dead_at_40%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;&#8216;Bowel Babe&#8217; Deborah James, who battled cancer, dead at 40&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9C%E2%80%98Bowel_Babe_Deborah_James_who_battled_cancer_dead_at_40%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;&#8216;Bowel Babe&#8217; Deborah James, who battled cancer, dead at 40&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Journalist and BBC personality Dame Deborah James has died at the age of 40. <\/p>\n<p>James, known to fans as \u201cBowelbabe,\u201d succumbed to Stage 4 bowel cancer after a public five-year battle that inspired many and helped raise awareness and millions of dollars for cancer care in the UK. <\/p>\n<p>She passed away Tuesday while surrounded by family, who announced the sad <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> on her <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CfXIN1-ob4X\/?hl=en\">Instagram, in a post that read<\/a>: \u201cWe are deeply saddened to announce the death of Dame Deborah James; the most amazing wife, daughter, sister, mummy. Deborah passed away peacefully today, surrounded by her family.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDeborah, 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.\u201d <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/deborah-james-cancer-prince-william-feat-image-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Prince William presented James with Damehood\" class=\"wp-image-22284594\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/deborah-james-cancer-prince-william-feat-image-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/deborah-james-cancer-prince-william-feat-image-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/deborah-james-cancer-prince-william-feat-image-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Prince William visited Deborah James and made her dame.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Instagram \/ @bowelbabe<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The post continued to note how James broke barriers, \u201cchallenged taboos and changed the conversation around cancer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The mother of two is survived by her husband Sebastien and children, Eloise, 12, and Hugo, 14.<\/p>\n<p>In early May, James penned a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/health\/18518374\/deborah-james-final-column-bowel-cancer\/\">heartbreaking farewell column for the Sun<\/a>, announcing she had run out of treatment options and would be entering hospice at home.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"820\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/deborah-james-cancer-prince-william-07.jpg?w=820\" alt=\"Deborah James has chronicled her cancer battle with humor and grace\" class=\"wp-image-22284476\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/deborah-james-cancer-prince-william-07.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1640 1640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/deborah-james-cancer-prince-william-07.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1230 1230w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/deborah-james-cancer-prince-william-07.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=820 820w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/deborah-james-cancer-prince-william-07.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=410 410w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/deborah-james-cancer-prince-william-07.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 100vw, 820px\"\/><figcaption>James chronicled her cancer battle with humor and grace. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not about lack of access to the latest fancy drugs \u2014 it\u2019s not about feeling hard done by that I couldn\u2019t get a life saving operation \u2014 it\u2019s simply that I have an extremely difficult cancer in an extremely difficult area of my body that even today\u2019s cutting-edge <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a> and techniques cannot cure\u2026 My body is so emaciated that I have no choice but to surrender to the inevitable,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n<p>But even after saying goodbye, she continued to make international headlines. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"820\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/cancer-survivor-deborah-james-07.jpg?w=820\" alt=\"Columnist and radio host Deborah James chronicled her battle with bowel cancer\" class=\"wp-image-22211317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/cancer-survivor-deborah-james-07.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1640 1640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/cancer-survivor-deborah-james-07.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1230 1230w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/cancer-survivor-deborah-james-07.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=820 820w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/cancer-survivor-deborah-james-07.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=410 410w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/cancer-survivor-deborah-james-07.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 100vw, 820px\"\/><figcaption>Columnist and radio host James chronicled her battle with bowel cancer.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>James launched her charity <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bowelbabe.org\/\">the Bowelbabe Fund<\/a> to finance clinical trials and cancer care. Within 24 hours, it raised over $1 million, and by the end of May, it had over $7 million in its coffers \u2014 a testament to her impact on the public and the cancer community. <\/p>\n<p>Then a week later, Prince William visited her at home, making her a dame. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cPrince William actually came to our family house today!! I am utterly honoured that he joined us for afternoon tea and champagne, where he not only spent a generous amount of time talking to my whole family but also honoured me with my Damehood,\u201d she wrote on\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bowelbabe\/\">her Instagram<\/a>\u00a0alongside a picture of her and the Duke of Cambridge.<\/p>\n<p>James was diagnosed with her rare form of cancer, B-RAF mutation, just days before Christmas 2016 \u2014 at age 34. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/deborah-james-cancer-prince-william-05-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Deborah James, her husband Sebastien and children Eloise and Hugo pose with Prince William. \" class=\"wp-image-22284579\" width=\"618\" height=\"562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/deborah-james-cancer-prince-william-05-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1234 1236w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/deborah-james-cancer-prince-william-05-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=925 927w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/deborah-james-cancer-prince-william-05-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=618 618w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/deborah-james-cancer-prince-william-05-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=309 309w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/deborah-james-cancer-prince-william-05-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 618px) 100vw, 618px\"\/><figcaption>James, her husband Sebastien and children Eloise and Hugo pose with Prince William. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Instagram \/ @bowelbabe<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After receiving the devastating news, she became a cancer warrior and bravely chronicled her harrowing health journey with humor and grace in her regular column in the Sun.<\/p>\n<p>Her death announcement included her final words of wisdom \u2014 sentiments she had frequently shared over her five-year bout with bowel cancer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd a few final things from Deborah\u2026\u2019find a life worth enjoying; take risks; love deeply; have no regrets; and always, always have rebellious hope. 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