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Living has commissioned a new documentary series covering Jade Goody's battle with cervical cancer.

Acting as a follow-up to this summer's Living With Jade Goody, it will show the reality TV star dealing with the disease while attempting to maintain her businesses and look after her family.

Jade will film Goody's build-up to Christmas, which includes visits for treatment at the Royal Marsden Hospital and training for pantomime. It also features interviews with doctors, nurses and fellow cancer patients.

"Living and Jade have a long relationship of trust and our viewers care deeply about her," said Virgin Media director of television Claudia Rosencrantz.

"Jade is dealing with her illness with dignity, strength and a huge dose of her famous humour and she is a total inspiration.

"Demonstrating Jade's position as a role model to young women, her diagnosis has already sparked an extraordinary increase in cervical smears amongst young women and we hope this show will play its part in raising awareness for such a important cause."

Goody commented: "I'm absolutely determined to beat this disease. I have two gorgeous boys and I need to live for them.

"I don't want to stop living my life, so in lots of ways viewers will see that its business as usual in the Goody household, and that usually means chaos!"

Jade begins on Living on December 11.

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