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KYLIE DIAGNOSED WITH BREAST CANCER

kylie.com 17-05-2005

Official Kylie Statement

Whilst at home in Melbourne with her family this week prior to her Australian Showgirl Tour, Kylie was diagnosed with early breast cancer. She will undergo immediate treatment and consequently her Showgirl tour will not be able to proceed as planned.

Kylie said: "I was so looking forward to bringing the Showgirl tour to Australian audiences, and am sorry to have to disappoint my fans. Nevertheless hopefully all will work out fine and Ill be back with you all again soon."



KYLIE HAS BREAST CANCER
The Sun 17-05-2005

SUPERSTAR Kylie Minogue has been diagnosed with breast cancer, her management company said today. The singer, who will be 37 later this month, cancelled her sell-out tour of Australia after the diagnosis, her touring company said.

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KYLIE HAS BREAST CANCER
Sky News 17-04-2005

Kylie Minogue, who turns 37 next week, has been diagnosed with breast cancer. The Australian pop star has postponed the Australian and Asian leg of her Showgirl - The Greatest Hits tour, as well as her appearance at Glastonbury at the end of June. Kylie was enjoying a holiday in Melbourne with her family and her boyfriend of two years, French actor Olivier Martinez, 39, when she discovered she had early breast cancer. She will undergo treatment immediately, heading to hospital as early as tomorrow.

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CANCER DIAGNOSIS POSTPONES KYLIE'S TOUR
smh.com.au 17-05-2005

Of her desire to start a family, Kylie Minogue was already wearing her heart on her diaphanous sleeve. "Obviously a woman of my age can't help but think about those things," she told the talk show host Michael Parkinson two years ago when he asked the baby question. Now her priority is fighting for her life. Yesterday the 36-year-old singer announced she had been diagnosed with early breast cancer. And as doctors work out her best course of treatment and how to spare her fertility, she, like thousands of other women with cancer, will be coming to terms with this alarming fact: 30 per cent of women diagnosed under the age of 40 die within 10 years - a higher proportion than among older patients.

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