{"id":1100,"date":"2022-05-15T09:56:43","date_gmt":"2022-05-15T08:56:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greatbritishpodcasts.com\/?p=1100"},"modified":"2022-05-15T09:57:08","modified_gmt":"2022-05-15T08:57:08","slug":"deborah-james-bowelbabe-youmeandthebigc-raises-6-million-for-cancer-research-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greatbritishpodcasts.com\/picks\/deborah-james-bowelbabe-youmeandthebigc-raises-6-million-for-cancer-research-uk\/","title":{"rendered":"Deborah James (@BowelBabe) from #YouMeandtheBigC raises \u00a36 million for Cancer Research UK"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In a heartbreaking interview on You, Me & the Big C<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>this week, a podcast that features candid conversations about cancer, broadcaster Deborah James (commonly known as @bowelbabe<\/a> on Twitter) said that she was stopping treatment for her cancer and was switching over to palliative care. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Listeners have followed Deborah\u2019s story for a number of years and the podcast has built a considerable community of people who support and share their own stories. In a tweet<\/a> that soon went viral this week, James launched the Bowelbabe Fund for Cancer Research UK, hoping to raise funds for forthcoming campaigns and for research and clinical trials. Hoping to initially raise \u00a3250,000, donations have so far surpassed \u00a34 million<\/a>. On Thursday it was announced that, because of her campaign work and fundraising efforts, Deborah James was to receive a Damehood<\/a> from The Queen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I lost a close friend to bowel cancer two years ago. Her name was Sarah and she left us when she was only 30. What I found particularly inspiring about Sarah was that she dedicated a lot of her time in the last two years of her life advocating the symptoms of bowel cancer to look out for and highlighting that bowel cancer was not an \u2018old person\u2019s disease.\u2019 It would be a disservice to her not to follow the opportunity by listing these symptoms here, just in case you are having any of the following. It is always worth getting in contact with your GP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These symptoms are: persistent changes in your bowel habits, a pain coming from your tummy, unexplained weight loss or tiredness and blood from either your bottom or from your stools. <\/strong>You can find out more info on the Bowel Cancer website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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