Jade Goody cancer documentary to air on Sky Living
Published May 29 2012, 21:17 BST | By Tom Eames
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Jade's Legacy: The Fight Goes On will focus on the battle against cervical cancer in memory of the late Big Brother star, who died from the disease in 2009.
The documentary will show how the number of women taking smear tests has fallen sharply in the past two years, despite an initial rise shortly after the death of Goody in 2009.
Jane Johnson, director of Sky Living said of the programme: "It is saddening to see that the cervical cancer statistics have gone up again since Jade's death.
"After breast cancer, it's the second most common cancer in women aged 35 and under. We hope this moving documentary will continue Jade's legacy and help raise awareness once again of this cruel disease."
Jade's Legacy: The Fight Goes On is directed by Cat Lawson. It will air on the channel on Thursday, June 7.
Last year it was claimed that Goody's phone was hacked by journalists during her cancer battle in 2009.
Despite what you think of Jade Goody, she raised awareness for cervical cancer. That's something to be recognised positively.
May 30th 2012 at 4:55pm
Natalie Sayer!! You sound like a really nice person!! Not heartless B...h.
May 30th 2012 at 4:20pm
She's a former reality Tv contestant not the second coming!
May 30th 2012 at 3:06pm(+2 likes)
The best thing we can do now is leave Jade Goody to rest in peace. I didn't like the way she and Max Clifford presented her cancer to the the media, and her tragic death should be a cautionary tale, without the sensationalism and PR it was given at the time. In my opinion the only people still interested in Jade Goody are those who wish to make money out of her memory, and she was surrounded by enough of them while she was dying. Jade's legacy should be to remember to put health and happiness before making money and maintaining a public profile. Jade didn't do that, and sadly it cost her her life.
May 30th 2012 at 12:53pm(+1 like)
Jade and Max Clifford scratched each others backs royally! You make it sound like he put her through Dancing on Ice in her final days. She wanted the cameras there not only to raise awareness of cervical cancer but to make sure her kids got a nice wedge of inheritance. It's just a shame she was too dizzy to pay her tax bill
May 30th 2012 at 1:52pm
Jade's Legacy? Surely that's simply been thick-as-manure women getting too much airtime.
May 30th 2012 at 11:48am(+5 likes)
hahahaha. love it!
May 30th 2012 at 11:58am