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Jade Goody 'has months to live' | Jade Goody 'has months to live' |
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Jade Goody has been told she has only months to live, her publicist Max Clifford has said. | |
Mr Clifford said doctors at the Royal Marsden Hospital in London broke the news to the former reality television star on Friday. | Mr Clifford said doctors at the Royal Marsden Hospital in London broke the news to the former reality television star on Friday. |
The mother-of-two is now getting her affairs in order and making plans for her sons' future, he added. | The mother-of-two is now getting her affairs in order and making plans for her sons' future, he added. |
Last week Goody underwent a successful operation to remove a cancerous tumour from her bowel. | Last week Goody underwent a successful operation to remove a cancerous tumour from her bowel. |
Mr Clifford said: "She was aware that the cancer had spread but they said unfortunately it was a question now of when rather than if and when she pressed them as to how long she'd got, they said 'months'." | Mr Clifford said: "She was aware that the cancer had spread but they said unfortunately it was a question now of when rather than if and when she pressed them as to how long she'd got, they said 'months'." |
The 27-year-old learned last week that cervical cancer diagnosed in 2008 had spread to her bowel, liver and groin. | The 27-year-old learned last week that cervical cancer diagnosed in 2008 had spread to her bowel, liver and groin. |
Goody is understood to have been receiving an experimental drug to fight her illness. | Goody is understood to have been receiving an experimental drug to fight her illness. |
Topotecan, which is still being tested in the UK, has been used in cases when patients have not responded to other medicines. | Topotecan, which is still being tested in the UK, has been used in cases when patients have not responded to other medicines. |
Goody has already undergone chemotherapy to combat the disease. | Goody has already undergone chemotherapy to combat the disease. |
Speaking after surgery on 6 February, she said: "The hard truth is I'd be dead if they hadn't cleared the blockage in my bowel. | Speaking after surgery on 6 February, she said: "The hard truth is I'd be dead if they hadn't cleared the blockage in my bowel. |
"The tumour made me constipated and caused my body to start bloating. | "The tumour made me constipated and caused my body to start bloating. |
My biggest fear was that I would have to have a colostomy bag." | My biggest fear was that I would have to have a colostomy bag." |
Goody has continued to appear on television and speak to the press throughout her treatment. | Goody has continued to appear on television and speak to the press throughout her treatment. |
The celebrity has two young sons Freddy, aged five and four-year-old Bobby. | The celebrity has two young sons Freddy, aged five and four-year-old Bobby. |