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Agencies Posted: Aug 23, 2008 at 1858 hrs IST
Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty's tormentor Jade Goody would have died within three months without urgent treatment for her cervical cancer, media reported on Saturday.

27-year-old Jade, who broke down and wept uncontrollably after coming to know of the disease which is now in an advanced stage, told The Sun, tabloid, on Friday night that she would undergo a hysterectomy next week after ‘specialists said she would have died within three months without urgent treatment for her cervical cancer’.

And although the disease has now been caught, shattered Jade, mother of two sons - Bobby, five, and Freddie, three - still faces a terrifying battle.

According to the report in the tabloid, doctors told her on Friday a large tumour in her womb may have spread to her blood stream - putting major organs such as her liver and kidneys at risk.

"I've got no control over this disease and I'm bloody terrified. I am going to fight the damn thing every step of the way because I have two beautiful boys who are my world."

"But I have to be realistic and face the possibility that I might not live to see them grow up. I can't face telling my boys because they are so young. They think mummy has a tummy ache."

Jade bravely spoke yesterday for the first time since receiving the devastating news while appearing in the Indian version of Big Brother called Bigg Boss - six days ago.

Denying that the whole thing was a publicity stunt, Jade said she was wrongly given the all-clear at first after being rushed to hospital just three weeks ago.

"I'm sitting here desperately trying to come to terms with the fact that I might die, while people are out there accusing me of making my illness up."

"Call me a racist, call me a bigot, a chav, whatever - but don't call me a liar over this," she said adding "When I was first told how serious my cancer was, my first thought was for my boys. I sat there shaking, thinking, 'How on earth can I explain this to my babies?'

"Then when I was told I needed an urgent hysterectomy, I broke down at the thought of never having more children. I have always longed for a baby girl. "Then it hit me that some women get cancer and will never become mums. I realised I should be so thankful for my gorgeous sons and decided I was going to take this horrible disease on - and win."

Jade's medical consultant Ann Coxon told the tabloid, "This lady is battling to stay alive. She has serious second stage cancer and needs surgery as soon as possible. The cancer is in an advanced stage and was diagnosed in the nick of time. The bottom line is, if she'd stayed in India for the next three months, she wouldn't be here."

The show in Mumbai was presented by Shilpa Shetty - who Jade was accused of racially abusing in 2007's British Celebrity BB. "I'm not proud of the way I behaved. But Shilpa gave me a big hug and I went straight into the house. I was really happy. But after two days I was called into the Diary room."

"The blood drained from me as my doctor said. 'There are severe abnormalities in your biopsy. You need to fly home immediately'. I looked at the phone in disbelief as he said, "You have cancer, Jade, It's real and it's serious'. I collapsed to the floor, thinking, 'My boys. O my God, I'm going to die.'"

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