Goody to undergo cancer op

Reality TV star Jade Goody will undergo a hysterectomy today following the devastating diagnosis that she has cancer.

The mother-of-two is expected to remain in hospital over the weekend.

Tests performed this week on Goody, one of Big Brother’s most famous contestants, revealed her cancer had not spread.

The 27-year-old will have chemotherapy and radiotherapy as well as a full hysterectomy at the London hospital.

Goody entered a cancer specialist centre on Thursday.

Her children, Freddie, three, and Bobby, five, are staying with their father, Goody’s ex Jeff Brazier.

Goody’s on-off boyfriend, Jack Tweed, was recently jailed for 18 months after he was convicted of assaulting a 16-year-old boy with a golf club.

Goody was on the Indian version of Big Brother, called Big Boss, when she discovered she had cervical cancer.

She jetted home after show producers called her to the diary room to break the devastating news.

Goody joined the show while awaiting the results of tests performed at Harley Street but said she could not walk away from her TV commitment because she had to keep her sons financially secure.

It was the Big Brother star’s third cancer scare and followed four mystery collapses.

She is now said to be devastated that she will not be able to have the girl that she always wanted. The star’s spokeswoman said Goody was worried about today’s operation.

She said: “Obviously she’s feeling very anxious but she’s in the best possible hands and having the best possible treatment. We’re all staying positive and looking forward to her speedy recovery.”

A hysterectomy, the surgical removal of the uterus or womb, normally lasts between one to two hours and is performed under general anaesthetic.

One in five women will have a hysterectomy, but in most cases it is through choice rather than an emergency procedure.

Women who have a hysterectomy which removes their ovaries, as well as other organs, will go through the menopause immediately following the operation.

Cervical cancer develops from cells lining the neck of the womb.