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The late, great Bowelbabe, Dame Deborah James, not only raised awareness of the bowel cancer that took her life last year, she also raised millions of pounds for research.

A true inspiration of a woman, Deborah worked until the day she died to ensure no one ever stuck their head in the sand about this awful illness.

She’s one of the reasons most of us have been asked by the NHS to send a little poo in a box to get tested this year. She faced up to her fate not just with fierce determination to help others, but with immaculate make-up, gorgeously groomed hair and perfect

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