Jade Goody passes away...
...from metastatic cervical cancer. Sometimes reality is just too real.
"Cancer charities said her public battle against the disease, which saw her posing for photos despite losing her hair through chemotherapy, had encouraged thousands of women to seek prevention advice."
"She has done a great public service by raising awareness of the importance of screening during her last few months of life," said Harpal Kumar, chief executive of Cancer Research UK.
Source:
http://omg.yahoo.com/news/british-reality-tv-star-jade-goody-dies-of-cancer/20310
For more information:
Vaccination to prevent cervical cancer
http://hcd2.bupa.co.uk/fact_sheets/html/hpv_vaccine.html
http://www.immunisation.nhs.uk/
Jade Goody -- cancer of the cervix
Date of diagnosis: August 2008
Age at time of diagnosis: 27
Died in her sleep on Sunday, March 22, 2009
I'm wondering how Jade's diagnosis and treatment (and their costs) might be different based on the country in which she lived. I think it would be interesting to compare the U.S. with the U.K. and Canada. For example, at what age do doctors start screening for cervical cancer in the various countries? What are the recommendations for getting the HPV vaccine? Once detected, does the treatment vary depending upon where you live?
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