‘Her attitude was a lesson to us all’: tributes pour in for Dame Deborah James

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Photograph: David M Benett/Dave Benett/GettyPhotograph: David M Benett/Dave Benett/GettyDame Deborah James has been hailed as an “inspiration” and an “extraordinary campaigner” of “unbelievable tenacity” as tributes poured in for the podcaster and cancer campaigner,The mother-of-two had been receiving end-of-life care since May at her parents’ home in Woking, Surrey, after stopping active treatment for the disease.

“The awareness she brought to bowel cancer and the research her campaigning has funded will be her enduring legacy. Because of her, many many lives will be saved.”

 

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