After announcing she was receiving end-of-life care, James launched Bowelbabe Fund for cancer research
Dame Deborah James, the headteacher turned podcaster who raised millions of pounds for charity with her campaigning to raise awareness of bowel cancer, has died, her family has said.
She was best known for sharing her six-year battle with terminal bowel cancer on the popular BBC podcast You, Me and the Big C, which she “Deborah shared her experience with the world to raise awareness, break down barriers, challenge taboos and change the conversation around cancer. “Even in her most challenging moments, her determination to raise money and awareness was inspiring.”
In a post on 10 May, she said she had never expected to reach her 40th birthday, or see her children go to secondary school.