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| Big Brother star Goody has cancer | Big Brother star Goody has cancer |
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| Reality TV star Jade Goody has been diagnosed with cervical cancer, her publicist has confirmed. | Reality TV star Jade Goody has been diagnosed with cervical cancer, her publicist has confirmed. |
| The 27-year-old was told whilst appearing on the Indian version of Big Brother, known as Bigg Boss. | The 27-year-old was told whilst appearing on the Indian version of Big Brother, known as Bigg Boss. |
| Max Clifford told BBC Radio 1's Newsbeat Goody was "extremely upset and frightened and will be back as soon as they can get her on a plane". | |
| Show producers confirmed Goody had left the house for "medical reasons". She is due to arrive back in the UK later. | |
| "Jade had some tests recently, then she went off to India to appear in the Indian Big Brother," Mr Clifford said. | |
| "Yesterday we got a call from her consultant to say she had cancer of the cervix and so she has to come back straight away." | |
| 'Shocked' | |
| He added: "We put the consultant in touch with the programme maker in India and because of the circumstances was allowed to speak to her and explain the results of her tests." | |
| When asked if the result was a positive smear test or a confirmed diagnosis of cancer, Mr Clifford said: "No, it is cancer." | |
| "The important thing is to get her back as soon as possible and get this treated. | |
| "Obviously there were some problems - that's why she had tests. But she had no idea that would be the diagnosis - she was shocked." |