Kylie Minogue diagnosed with breast cancer: Australian promoter

SYDNEY, (AFP) - Australian pop star Kylie Minogue has been diagnosed with breast cancer, prompting her to cancel her current Australian tour, her touring company said.

"Frontier Touring Company ... confirmed that Kylie's tour has been postponed due to health reasons," the company said in a statement.

"Whilst at home in Melbourne with her family this week ... Kylie was diagnosed with early (stage) breast cancer," the statement said.

"She will undergo immediate treatment and consequently her Australian tour will not be able to proceed as planned."

Minogue was said to be disappointed at having to postpone the shows.

"I was so looking forward to bringing the Showgirl tour to Australian audiences and am sorry to have to disappoint my fans," she was quoted as saying in the statement.

"Nevertheless hopefully all will work out fine and I'll be back with you all again soon."

Minogue had been due to arrive in Sydney from Melbourne on Tuesday to officially begin the Australian leg of her tour which began in Britain.

Accompanying her is her French beau, Olivier Martinez, who has been staying with her and her family in Melbourne, the Daily Telegraph reported.

Minogue's promoter Michael Gudinski wished her a speedy recovery and said all her fans would be praying for her.

"I'm hoping and praying because the doctor found it so early that everything will be OK," he told the Seven Network.

"Let's just give her time to go through what she's going through and we'll worry about all that in the future.

"Our thoughts, and I'm sure all the legions of Kylie's fans, will be with her all the way."

Minogue, who rose to fame in the 1980s as an actor in the popular soap opera Neighbours and later launched a pop career, was due to play six shows in Sydney from Thursday.

The Showgirl Tour was also scheduled to tour Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth over the next month.

we really need to do more to get rid of this shit once and for all

My best to her and anyone else facing this or with loved ones who have or are facing this.

Thankfully she got detected early.

subhuman09 said:

hey you >< SO good to see you here

Natisse said:

Nice to see you too!

subhuman09 said:

Natisse said:

Maybe hugs help stop cancer?

It could happen.

I hope they found it early enough

tisse, subby

steadwood

p0pstar said:

p0pstar said:

Hey p0ps...How's it go ..

Steadwood said:

I'm good

at least breast cancer has another high profile case and should get lots more money from this for research and the like.

look for the silver lining

p0pstar said:

Good to hear...and all's well here..(apart from the dentist)

Yes....every bit helps and every bit is needed...

mammograms in the under 50 are not that useful btw as the breast tissue is too dense and has lots of glanduler tissue changes

which is why women have to check there breasts, if you see a mammogram done on a young women it looks like there are lumps everywhere.

TheFrog said:

hope you are ok.

I know man, my mom died of breast cancer, she came to the UK for better treatment but i aint blaming the doctors. The way i look at it is she just got out of this shithole (life). My dad was an idiot. I hope Kylie gets better and i know this will make her stronger too.

AzurePanther said:

TheFrog said:

to you too.

Natisse said:

oh no, not at all sweetie!

course you should have posted it.

p0pstar said:

very true. Doctors discovered a lump in my breast last year (and I am 21!!) and I went in for a breast ultrasound - not a mammogram - for exactly that reason. thankfully it turned out to be nothing.

in any case, this is horrible news for Kylie. I hope she makes a full recovery.

froggy

Natsume said:

thanks sweetie. so glad it all turned out okay for you.

and nice to see you back.

TheFrog said:

shucks, yes, I am ok... the biggest headache was dealing with insurance companies after that ordeal

Dammit... I have lost a few gentle souls in my life due to cancer..... I am empathetic to anyone who has dealt with this issue....

Natsume said:

glad to hear you are ok.

pardonme4livin said:

there are a few of us here who have lost a parent and/or loved ones due to this horrible thing...

lets help stamp it out

Natisse said:

I'm with you Nat!

IT just goes 2 prove dat it can hit you at any age and at any which stage in your life

She'z actually back here in Melbournez wif her family in Canterbury..not far from my uni.

Herez hopin here in OZ she will have a peaceful recoveryz.
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I saw this on the news tonight .....I too have lost someone I loved to this disease ...I hope she makes a quick recovery

Very sad for her.

My mom, however, is recovering very well! Only 2 more chemo treatments to go! And her cancer count or whatever that test is, is down to 11 when before her surgery it was over 50. Yay mom!