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Lauren Mahon, Co-Moderatorin von Dame Deborah James bei You, Me and The Big C, sagt, sie habe „Glück“, als sie als einzige noch lebende Originalmoderatorin ihr sechsjähriges krebsfreies Jubiläum feiert

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Lauren Mahon, die einzige noch lebende Originalmoderatorin des Podcasts „You, Me and The Big C“, hat sechs Jahre Krebsfreiheit gefeiert.

Bei der heute 38-jährigen Podcast-Moderatorin und Aktivistin wurde erstmals im August 2016 Brustkrebs diagnostiziert, als sie gerade 31 Jahre alt war.

Sie begleitete die Co-Moderatoren Rachael Bland und Dame Deborah James im preisgekrönten BBC 5 Live-Podcast über das Leben mit Krebs, während alle drei Frauen über ihre Erfahrungen berichteten – allerdings sind sowohl Rachel als auch Deborah inzwischen verstorben.

Als

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Prince William gave ‘powerful advice’ to Dame Deborah James’s children about dealing with ‘grief’

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Prince William gave ‘powerful advice’ to Dame Deborah James’s children about dealing with his ‘similar grief’ for Princess Diana, according to husband Sebastien Bowen. 

The British broadcaster, who died in June at the age of 40 after a five-year battle with stage four bowel cancer, raised more than £7million through her fundraising efforts. 

After inspiring the nation, the mother-of-two was presented with a damehood by Prince William shortly after announcing she was receiving end-of-life care. 

The Duke of Cambridge, 40,

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Tears for Dame Deborah James: Lorraine and Susanna Reid emotional as they pay tribute

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ITV presenters Lorraine Kelly, Susannah Reidand Holly Willoughby became emotional as they paid tribute to their ‘remarkable’ friend Dame Deborah James on TV today, following her death from bowel cancer aged just 40. 

Dame Deborah, who raised more than £6million for cancer research in the final weeks of her life, was a regular on Lorraine’s ITV morning show as she raised awareness of the symptoms of bowel cancer. 

Wearing a pink jacket, a nod to Dame Deborah’s favourite colour, and

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Deborah James reveals she was given just days to live last month

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Dame Deborah James has revealed she was given just days to live when she was released from hospital last month – and insisted her day at Royal Ascot was a ‘fab milestone’ that proves she ‘ain’t dead yet’.

The mother-of-two, who is currently receiving palliative care at her parents’ home in Woking, has been making the most of the time she has left after revealing last month that she’s no longer receiving active treatment for bowel cancer.

In that time,

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Dame Deborah James vows to ‘still live whilst dying’ after visiting opera house

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Dame Deborah James has vowed to ‘still live whilst dying’ after sharing comparison photographs while visiting Glyndebourne opera house with her husband Sebastien.

The former deputy head teacher turned cancer campaigner, 40, from London, is currently receiving hospice care at her parents’ home in Woking, after revealing last month that she’s no longer receiving active treatment for bowel cancer. 

Taking to Instagram yesterday, she shared snaps from her visit to the Glyndebourne Festival Opera alongside her husband, explaining she’s ‘taking

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Prince William leaves exclusive Mayfair private members’ club Oswald’s

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Prince William enjoyed a rare meal out with friends at an exclusive Mayfair private members’ club on Friday – hours after presenting a Damehood to ‘Bowel Babe’ Deborah James for her astonishing fundraising efforts.       

The Duke of Cambridge, 39, was photographed leaving Oswald’s in central London at 11pm last night after a three-hour catch up with a friend.

Oswald’s is the most exclusive of London’s private members’ clubs, with the Duchess of Cornwall and Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his

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Prince William presents damehood to Deborah James at her home as her fundraiser surpasses £5m

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Dame Deborah James enjoyed an afternoon of ‘tea and champagne’ with Prince William on Friday as he presented her with a Damehood for her tireless campaigning and fundraising efforts, which has seen £5million donated to cancer research in just four days. 

The cancer-stricken mother-of-two, 40, revealed the ‘surreal’ meeting via her Instagram page, where she uploaded several pictures of the Duke of Cambridge with her and her family. 

She told her more than 630,000 followers how ‘kind’ William ‘made everyone

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As Deborah James posts a poignant farewell, BETH HALE pays tribute to her fearless optimism

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Those who have charted the journey of podcaster and cancer campaigner Deborah James will know she has never shied away from the jubilant highs or agonising lows of living with cancer.

The mother-of-two’s Instagram page (current number of followers: 495,000) is littered with posts cataloguing everything from her exploits dancing on a jetty in a bikini to the hospital appointments and emergency admissions that have become increasingly frequent this year.

The 40-year-old, who has two children, Hugo, 14, and Eloise,

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