Jade Goody

[jdcarra]

To put the past behind us, it was a sad sight to see the clip of her on television this morning, a completely different person .

Everyone has their views on people and life, but I like Pans Lass and many others have lost someone to this now very common desease.

I hope some good turns up for her for the sake of the kids.

[Jock Strap]

Whilst I feel sympathy for her sons, she is a talentless, thick, racist, bigotted waste of time and space and the very epitomy of what is wrong with this country. She won't be missed. Her mother is no better and her partner is a convicted criminal.

Got my tin hat on for the flak, but I suspect I'm writing what many others are thinking?

I assume you know her personally when you can make such a statement or do you just judge people on what you read in the papers etc? In that case we should just judge you the same? "talentless, thick, racist, bigotted waste of time and space and the very epitomy of what is wrong with this country."

Regardless of what you may think you think of her, and as previously said, she is the mother of two young children. This story highlights how devastating cancer can be.

I am sure however, Ticketty Boo, you regret some of your comments just the way Ms Goody does...

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http://www.independent.co.uk/news/peopl ... 45369.html

Jade Goody's cancer almost certainly incurable By Jane Kirby, PA Wednesday, 4 February 2009

Big Brother star Jade Goody faces the tough reality that her cancer is now almost certainly incurable.

News that her cervical cancer has spread to her liver, bowel and groin will come as a devastating blow to the 27-year-old.

Goody now has metastatic cancer, which occurs when cancer cells spread from the place where the disease started to other parts of the body.

While metastatic cancer can sometimes be controlled with treatment to prolong survival, it is highly unlikely that Jade will ever be free from the disease.

Treatments for metastatic cancer include chemotherapy, radiation, hormone therapy, surgery and drug treatments, or these in combination.

Goody has stage 4 cervical cancer, which is when the disease is at its most advanced stage and has spread.

Only 15 per cent to 30 per cent of women with stage 4 cervical cancer will live longer than five years.

Martin Ledwick, head of cancer information nurses for Cancer Research UK, said: "When cervical cancer has spread to other parts of the body away from the cervix, particularly if it's in other major organs, then the likelihood of it being cured is very low.

"However, some women may live for some time following treatment.

"It's very difficult to predict who is going to be in that position."

Mr Ledwick said metastatic cancers behaved differently and responded differently, depending on the origin of the cancer.

He added: "The same types of treatment that would possibly have some effect in early stage cervical cancer might be helpful in these circumstances.

"We have to look at how the cancer is affecting the individual person and, with cervical cancer, there are various different treatment options available.

"Sometimes chemotherapy is effective, sometimes radiotherapy is effective and sometimes surgery can be helpful.

"Usually what would happen is that the medical team would see what is causing the biggest problem for the individual."

Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer in women under 35 after breast cancer.

However, the vast majority of cases still occur in older women.

Around 3,000 women are diagnosed with the disease each year in the UK and the prognosis is good if it is caught early.

In addition, around 24,000 women will get smear test results each year showing severely abnormal changes to the cells of their cervix, indicating the likelihood of cancer in the future unless treatment is given.

Signs of cervical cancer can be picked up through smear tests, or the woman may experience symptoms such as bleeding between periods and during sex; or pain or discomfort after or during sex.

Having regular smear tests from a young age will pick up the vast majority of changes to cells before they even get a chance to develop into cancer.

Most cases of cervical cancer are caused by the sexually transmitted infection, human papillomavirus (HPV).

A UK-wide vaccination programme of girls aged 12 and 13 is currently ongoing to protect against HPV.

A catch-up programme for girls up to the age of 18 has also been set up using the vaccine Cervarix.

[Tosh]

Karma

[Stone Cold aka Doags Bs]

Karma

That's very harsh and also out of order.

[Sheik Yir Erse]

Karma

That's very harsh and also out of order.

Stone Cold you'd probably have to interpret WHO Tosh aimed the remark at; Jade or those making the disparaging remarks

[Ileach B]

Whilst I feel sympathy for her sons, she is a talentless, thick, racist, bigotted waste of time and space and the very epitomy of what is wrong with this country. She won't be missed. Her mother is no better and her partner is a convicted criminal.

Got my tin hat on for the flak, but I suspect I'm writing what many others are thinking?

She wont be missed? But you feel sympathy for her sons? -- Her son's will miss their mummy! 2 wee boys under 5 will miss her bringing them up seeing their acheivments through life! What a rotten thing to say!

Your tin hat is sure to have a good few dents in it!

[Rabmacd]

I didn't like Jade Goody before she became ill. Now that she is seriously ill, I still don't like her, but, I kind of see what she is doing for her family. If you don't like seeing her, don't buy the paper, or just switch the TV channel. I hope that her illness raises awareness of all sorts/kinds of cancer. I just wish we could cure the problem, and the victims.

[Ags]

As I said in my original post I am not Jade's biggest fan but I would not wish her horrendous illness on her or anyone else! Her little boys are her priority and I am assuming the people posting the derogatory remarks are not parents themselves ?

[£3.73]

Jade Goody has done absolutely nothing wrong, certainly nothing to merit some of the comments on here and all the sick jokes doing the rounds at the moment.

The Jade Goodys' of the world are famous, not because they have talent ... in fact precisely the opposite.
It's an instant gratification world nowadays ... you don't need natural ability, and you certainly don't need to spend the time it requires to develop skills. (if you do, there's always a book or a "program" that GUARENTEES you can learn "Brain Surgery in 5 minutes" etc ....

My point being, Jade Goody is an icon of our time, because ANYONE can do what she does ... with very little effort.
(apply for a reality tv show ... go out with a footballer ... etc ... it's not rocket science)

Everyone's waiting to be discovered !!!

As for the cancer, well it's a terrible thing. I don't know Jade Goody personally, but I wish her all the best.
It's not something I'd inflict on my worst enemy.

[daftdog]

I have to agree with 4.26€ (thats todays exchange rate.. )

I may not like some of what she does, but for someone to go on a reality show like big brother and make a fool of herself like she did (twice), then make the money she has since leaving the house, i admire her 100% for that.

So, she has made mistakes in life, but who hasn't? I know i have, many of them, but it doesn't make me a bad person.

AND, if i was unfortunate enough to be terminally ill before my children were old enough to take care of themselves without me. I would gladly swap places with my life and Jades life, if it meant my children were financially secure until they can go out into the world on their own.

[katya]

I am a few years older than Jade and can't even begin to imagine how horrendous it must be to know that you are going to die in the not to distant future.
I certainly wouldn't class myself as a fan, but I don't believe she deserved the way she was vilified in the press after Big Brother. I think it was purely bullying, and the aspect of Shilpa they picked up on was her race. I don't condone her behaviour for a minute, but I do think the press picked up on the wrong issue. It is also important to bear in mind that the producers choose exactly what the viewer sees, which can put a very different slant on things (the 'Campbeltown' programme eg.).
I think we have all lost at least one person close to us to this disease, and I hope the doctors are able to give her as much time as possible to spend with her family.

[EMDEE]

I also thought the Big Brother carry on was essentially a clash of personalities, and because one of them was Indian the race element was stoked up by the media, as it makes a better story, and brings a whole new dimension to the thing.

[Mary G]

EMDEE - do you actually watch Celebrity Big Brother Too much time on your hands

Everyone on this earth has made mistakes. Jade at least said a genuine 'sorry' for hers, which is more than can be said for Clarkson and Thatcher. Whether or not you agree that what they said warranted an apology, both seemed to me to be somewhat grudging in expressing a low level of regret.

Turning to Jade's situation, the thought alone of leaving your young children - when still in your 20's - must be truly devastating. There is something very honest about Jade's reactions. I commend fully those people who find dignified strength and bravery in such circumstances; however I cannot imagine that I would be anything other than a wreck were I to be in her shoes.

[EMDEE]

EMDEE - do you actually watch Celebrity Big Brother Too much time on your hands

No way do I watch Big Brother! I saw this incident on the news, as obviously it was the story of the day for several days.

[Mary G]

No way do I watch Big Brother!

Yeah, yeah ... they all say that