In dying, Jade Goody saved lives, her friends and cancer charities say. Cancer organizations report a phenomenal rise in women approaching them for information and cancer screenings after the media coverage of the 27-year-old British reality-tv star's battle with cervical cancer, which is considered preventable if caught early enough. "Her legacy will be that a lot of women owe their lives to Jade Goody because of her public announcement and battle against cervical cancer," her friend and publicist Max Clifford tells People. Robert Music, director of the cervical-cancer group Jo's Trust, says some British cytologists have reported as much as...
- 3/23/2009
- by Simon Perry
- PEOPLE.com
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