This is a article which has appeared in DNA newspaper. I thought i should share with you. The article is very well written by Dr. Usha Bohra Jade Goody, the reality television star who lived and died before the arch lights, can be credited with bringing into focus the threat of cervical cancer in Britain. Goody died of cervical cancer at the age of 27. Following her death, the number of women going for a cervical smear test in Britain shot up considerably. In India, we may know more about Goody than about cervical cancer. This, despite the fact, that cervical cancer is the most common form of cancer found among Indian women. DNA brings you some details about the disease and what you should do to prevent it. What is cervical cancer? Cervical cancer is cancer of the cells in the lining of the cervix. Cervical cancer does not form suddenly. Over time normal cervical cells can change slowly and turn into cancer cells. Where is my cervix? The cervix is found in the lower part or neck of th...