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| Dame Deborah would be 'thrilled' at fund's use | Dame Deborah would be 'thrilled' at fund's use |
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| Dame Deborah James died aged 40 in 2022 | Dame Deborah James died aged 40 in 2022 |
| Dame Deborah James's father says she would be "thrilled" her Bowelbabe campaign has helped fund cutting edge cancer treatment at her former hospital. | Dame Deborah James's father says she would be "thrilled" her Bowelbabe campaign has helped fund cutting edge cancer treatment at her former hospital. |
| The fund Dame Deborah set up before her death donated £1m to The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity. | |
| The cancer campaigner, blogger, broadcaster and former teacher died aged 40 in 2022, five years after her stage four bowel cancer diagnosis. | The cancer campaigner, blogger, broadcaster and former teacher died aged 40 in 2022, five years after her stage four bowel cancer diagnosis. |
| A new interventional radiology machine has been set up at The Royal Marsden, where Dame Deborah received cancer treatment before her death. | A new interventional radiology machine has been set up at The Royal Marsden, where Dame Deborah received cancer treatment before her death. |
| Her father Alastair James told BBC Breakfast: "I think Deborah would have been so thrilled about the impact that's been made, that people still remember it." | Her father Alastair James told BBC Breakfast: "I think Deborah would have been so thrilled about the impact that's been made, that people still remember it." |
| He said his daughter "loved and respected" the team at The Royal Marsden who supported her for five years and that this donation was partly to "say a big thank you on Deborah's behalf". | He said his daughter "loved and respected" the team at The Royal Marsden who supported her for five years and that this donation was partly to "say a big thank you on Deborah's behalf". |
| The hospital's interventional radiology suite will be named after Dame Deborah. | The hospital's interventional radiology suite will be named after Dame Deborah. |
| Mr James said there has been a "hole" in their lives since her death but they "remember her with love and pride and enjoyment". | Mr James said there has been a "hole" in their lives since her death but they "remember her with love and pride and enjoyment". |
| "We also all remember, like so many people, if you can, you've got to get out and live your life to the full. | "We also all remember, like so many people, if you can, you've got to get out and live your life to the full. |
| "Live every day, make the most of it, and make memories." | "Live every day, make the most of it, and make memories." |
| She was honoured with a damehood for her "tireless" work improving awareness of the disease, which was personally conferred by the Prince of Wales during a surprise visit to her parents' house in Woking, Surrey. | She was honoured with a damehood for her "tireless" work improving awareness of the disease, which was personally conferred by the Prince of Wales during a surprise visit to her parents' house in Woking, Surrey. |
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