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Adele Roberts - learning to love my stoma bag

The Radio 1 DJ, Adele Roberts, announced last October she'd been diagnosed with bowel cancer. She reveals how her stoma has helped her to see her body as beautiful.

Last October the Radio 1 DJ Adele Roberts announced she'd been diagnosed with bowel cancer. The treatment is intense - she had surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy. The surgery means your bowel needs time to recover, so it's diverted to an opening called a stoma on your tummy and you use bags to collect the waste. For 5 Minutes On, 麻豆官网首页入口 Radio 5 Live's Naga Munchetty shares her amazing chat with Adele - covering anything and everything - including Audrey - her stoma. Adele and Audrey are on the front cover of Women's Health magazine. Being so open about life with a stoma has inspired lots of people.

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