THIS Morning's Dr Philippa Kaye fought back tears on today's show following friend Deborah James' announcement that she's entered end of life care.
The programme's resident medical expert was diagnosed with stage two bowel cancer in 2019, aged 39, and shared the symptoms to look out for.
At the beginning of the segment, she warned that she might get emotional due to her friend Deborah's sad news. Campaigner and mum-of-two Deborah has lived with stage 4 bowel cancer for five years, but her body is now too weak to continue and she has returned to her parents' home to die.
Dr Philippa said: "The cancer community is an amazing place, and you guys have to excuse me if I do get emotional, and Deborah is an amazing person.
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