Deborah James breaks silence to share Andrex will list bowel cancer symptoms on packaging

Dame Deborah James was diagnosed with terminal bowel cancer has been sharing her brave journey with her loyal followers on Instagram

Deborah James breaks silence to share Andrex will list bowel cancer symptoms on packaging

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Deborah James continues with her legacy to raise awareness for bowel cancer as she took to Instagram to reveal Andrex toilet paper will list symptoms on its packaging.

The campaigner was diagnosed with terminal bowel cancer and has been sharing her brave battle with her loyal followers since her journey began five years ago.

Deborah, who is receiving end-of-life care at her parent's house in Woking, broke her social media silence to rejoice in another step being taking to break down the taboo of talking about poo.

The star took to her Instagram Stories on Tuesday evening to reveal toiler paper company Andrex will be writing all the symptoms of bowel cancer on its packaging.

"28 Million packs! Coming soon! Puppy we are embracing the poo!" she shared along with a post from Andrex's page.

On Andrex's page, they wrote: "We’re incredibly honoured to partner with @bowelcancerUK to help raise awareness of their incredible work.

"Bowel cancer is the fourth most common cancer in the UK, and whilst there’s a lot to be done to ultimately find a cure, we’re proud to be starting our support by offering key information to more than 1 in 3 households, by adding a QR code that leads to signs and symptoms of the disease onto our packaging.

"Thank you @bowelcancerUK for your incredible work."

Symptoms for bowel cancer include, persistent change in your bowel habits, rectal bleeding or blood in your stool, persistent abdominal discomfort, such as cramps, gas or pain and a feeling your bowel isn't completely empty.

Meanwhile, Dame Deborah recently bid an emotional goodbye to her brother as he jetted off to USA on holiday.

She explained that she had told her sibling to go on the trip as he had planned it for ages, warning him to "not come back under any circumstances.

The mum-of-two has been documenting her cancer battle over the years, helping raise awareness of bowel cancer symptoms.

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Speaking to The Sun, she said of her brother Ben: "He’s off on holiday to the US tomorrow. I have told him they have to go, they’ve planned the trip for ages. I also told him he must not come back, under any circumstances.

"He says he’ll come home.

"It’ll be horrible saying goodbye to him. I can’t really think about it right now."

She has been surrounded by family in recent months and celebrated Father's Day by sharing a heartbreaking photo of her father brushing her hair as she has 'no strength' left to do it.

Deborah wrote: "Happy Father's Day! Yes, my Dad is brushing my hair because I have no strength anymore to brush this."

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