DAME Deborah James’ family arrived at The Sun’s Who Cares Wins ceremony last night to support her doctor after he was shortlisted for an award.
Dr Nicos Fotiadis was part of the team that treated Sun columnist and bowel cancer campaigner Dame Deborah James, helping save her life on numerous occasions.
He is now up for recognition in the Best Doctor category for The Sun's Who Cares Wins Awards - sponsored by the National Lottery, in partnership with NHS Charities Together.
Deborah, 40, died in June, after being diagnosed with the disease in 2016.
She received life-saving treatment at The Royal Marsden Hospital in London, where Dr Fotiadis is the Head of the Interventional Radiology Department.
The Sun's columnist was praised as an inspiration by fans as she raised awareness for the disease throughout her final years.
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After being diagnosed with stage 4 incurable bowel cancer, she started her blog, BowelBabe.
This blog then became a weekly column for The Sun Online called Things Cancer Made Me Say.
After learning last month she would receive end-of-life hospice care, she began fundraising in earnest - with the total topping an astonishing £7million.
We were inundated with nominations for the Best Doctor category for The Sun's Who Cares Wins Awards - sponsored by the National Lottery, in partnership with NHS Charities Together.
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The winner will be announced at a ceremony hosted by the one and only Davina McCall and screened on Channel 4 and All 4 on November 27 at 6.30pm.
Our glittering ceremony – presented by Davina McCall and sponsored by The National Lottery – will see celebrities including Anthony Joshua, Jamie Oliver, Harry Redknapp, Mel B, Olivia Attwood, Susanna Reid, Ellie Simmonds and Katie Piper mingling with all our lucky nominees.
Sun doctor Zoe Williams was one of the judges, alongside Claudia Winkleman, Christine Lampard, Tyrone Mings, Adam Kay, Penny Lancaster, Sun editor Victoria Newton and Ellie Orton, CEO of NHS Charities Together.
It comes after it was revealed a numbers of cancers are being caught early, boosting Brits’ survival hopes - thanks to Dame Debs.
NHS figures show more tumours than ever were diagnosed at stage one or two last year, when treatment is more likely to work.
Survival in the UK often ranks lower than European neighbours because we are slower to catch the disease.
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But campaigns – including the “Deborah James effect” which saw the inspirational Sun writer urge people to get checked – have led to more patients coming forward early.
NHS figures show a record 56.7 per cent of cases – 100,461 out of 177,180 in a sample – were found at stage one or two in 2021-22.
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