You do realise that 'brave' Jade Goody didn't help herself don't you?

Actually Skidoo.....I am in the same position myself because I was frightened and chose to ignore the letters thinking they weren't really serious. Also though, I was never chased up either, if I had been nagged I would have done something I reckon .

Of course with hindsight I shouldn't have behaved that way; but I did and so the next round begins for me on Monday. Since my first operations 3 years ago I have been clear but I found out last week things are not as they should.

Really we cant criticise until we are in someone elses position. I never thought I would have been so frightened that I would have put my head in the sand but I did. When you are really frightened you surprise yourself with your own reactions.

The letters she ignored were probably for colposcopy's which are sent out even for inconclusive smear test results.

The only way she would redeem herself is by donating a significant proportion of her 'easy earned' money to charity - but we all know she won't do that because she's not that kind of person. This woman can turn on the tears like a tap when things aren't going her way, she is awful and I hate the site of her brazen, gurning face. Anybody would think she's on her deathbead, but she isn't, she was going about her daily business before this operation and she'll be doing so after. Where were the camera crew when she had her liposuction - she has been media groomed and this is all to relaunch her 'career'. It is not just a coincidence that yet another autobiography is out and another perfume. She sticks 2 fingers up at other women cancer sufferers who don't have the luxury of parading it in front of the cameras.

Yes i some what agree, but how many others scared by cancer have acted the same way.

If anything good come from this sad and horrible case, it's that her being in the public light might make other women and men, take more seriously the signs of early cancer and it's prevention if caught in time.

No one can judge her, more than herself and i'm sure the trauma she's now dealing with is more than I could ever deal with.

As for the fact of whether she did or didn't take early steps, well I never believe all that is printed in the press more certainly not the Sun, them dragging all this up now is hardly fair on her and her family, but hey that's what they revel in, the hardship suffered by others, that's what sells papers....

At the end of this a young woman is probably going to die a painful, public and desperate death, leaving behind small children without a mum.

So pardon me for not knowing Jade was on BB U.K. - I'm in Canada, but who the hell cares? What does that have to do with whether or not she's a good person (for real, ignore the 'Reality' show nonsense) or more or less worthy of HOPE, our prayers, and Treatment. I'm sick to my stomach that people start some of the answers out with "I'm not a fan of hers"... What does that mean, exactly! You do know those shows are edited, but blah...

She's the star of her very own True-REALITY show now, and one 'spotlight' she didn't ask to be put in. Skidoo - you did the right thing, so cool. Good for you. I skipped a year of my annual PAP test, and the next year 'abnormal cells' showed up on my smear. I had been walking around with NO symptoms for about a year.. Do you know how many people 'brush things under the carpet' - especially mums?! - That's because they're too busy trying to make a life for their little ones instead.

Some people go to the doctor's for every sneeze. Some think they're tough. Either way, you're a hypochondriac or now, Irresponsible.

Give this HUMAN BEING a break. People pretend they 'know' her, when in fact they don't. She gains nothing by publicity - it would all go to help her poor children, because she made a Mistake. Yes. We All make them, unfortunately... some with less severe and more severe consequences.

Have a heart, Skidoo... I'm willing to bet you haven't always done things perfectly. And shame on Yahoo for showing this pic. Give her some dignity! They must have others, but even so, it shows the worst and she wasn't afraid to show it, to help others and bring attention to this.

I don't believe God stated : "And the PERFECT shall inherit the earth".

God Bless her and her family.

Yes, she did show incredible studipity wanting to brush those letters under the carpet, it's hard to believe.

But, I don't think she needs any criticism from people now. I think its important to point out she ignored those letters because it's a chance to get the message out that you musn't do that. I think Jade will have learnt the lesson, though tragically too late for her and her kids. But lets not have a go at her, she is facing death and she must be terrified. Now is the time those around her to support her. The media needs to be careful that they do not appear to distort facts, or exploit her as she gets sicker. But I wish her well.

I am actually relieved to hear about these letters, as I had been shocked at the suddeness of it.

So she committed the modern sin of being dim witted. She wasn't in the mental position of accepting and understanding the risk she took and it's consequences.

True: loads of women and men suffer a cancerous death every day and most did try at as early a stage as possible to do something. We should have love for everyone who suffers such a thing.

Spreading hate is not a way to a good and enlightened world.

She will not have been the first young woman to think it will never happen to them. Abnormal results and appointments for operative procedure are not thing to be ignored but any hint of you made your bed now lie in it would be a callous way of viewing karma.

Facing a devastating series of results is worthy of a right to survive but surely shouldn't award those who don't act the likelihood of death?

I know where you are coming from Skidoo but would not be the type to add insult to injury

Hindsight is a wonderful thing only Jade has to deal with the present, which is not a nice gift to have been given.

So Jade was silly not going for tests etc at an early stage, she was not the first person to do this and she will not be the last. We see all these adverts about prevention but at the end of the day it is up to the individual to go and do something about it.

Sadly she did not do something and I think you can safely say that she is paying for it. She has two children that will probably have to grow up without their mother, okay she is not my cup of tea but she is their mother. I do hope she manages to fight the cancer. I think she has gone public with the cancer as its her way of dealing with it. Any money that she makes will only benefit the boys and not her.

I think we can all sympathise with the 'sweeping it under the carpet' method of dealing with bad news, how many others have also similarly ignored letters like that.

I can also feel a deep sense of sympathy for a young woman who has a devastating illness which may well take her away from her young family.

Equally, if I turn to a headline which doesn't appeal to me, I don't read the article, for those who don't want to read the 'poor Jade' stories (not my quote) either don't buy the paper or don't read the story.

Once read an article which stated that one only needs a reading age of 11 to read the sun, perhaps this says more about the author of the original question than about Jade Goody?

Hello skidoo i can see you are peeved at the poor jade stories, and i am not adding my tuppence worth to get you more peeved or to cause any offence to you or anyone, and i can post this now as my mother is no longer with us and wont give me a clip round the ear for telling : ).

My mother was one of the strongest, bravest people i knew, very strong willed and would nag us stupid with anything concerning our health, but it was a differant story when it came to her. Over the years she battled with various cancers and beat them all, but in the end she got tired and it became a battle for me and my sister to get her to keep on top of test results that which she had started to brush under the carpet, she was scared out of her mind. Even when she knew it was not in her best interest as time is always of the essence when it concerns anything like cancer. Unfortunately with misdiagnoses at some point by a doctor, by the time that was sorted her cancer had become metastatic and terminal.

I dont blame her nor am i angry at her for at some point brushing it all under the carpet, some people do this for whatever reason.

Jade having cancer has not made me a fan of hers at all, but i do have emapthy with her as a fellow human being going through something a lot of people deal with on a daily basis and dont do as she did. I can empathise with her suffering as a mother facing something that is so very scary that sometimes rational thinking goes out the window.

I msyelf nearly brushed something medical under the carpet, but my husband wouldnt allow it and thankfully all is ok, but if on my own i may have done as she did, purely out of being in denial that anything was really wrong.

Sorry to have rambled, and i wish you all a good day.