Australian pop star Kylie Minogue has been diagnosed with breast cancer, prompting her to cancel her current Australian tour, her touring company said.
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"Whilst at home in Melbourne with her family this week Kylie was diagnosed with early (stage) breast cancer,"??a statement said. "She will undergo immediate treatment and consequently her Australian tour will not be able to proceed as planned."??She was said to be disappointed at having to postpone the shows. She had been due to arrive in Sydney from Melbourne on Tuesday to officially begin the Australian leg of her tour which began in Britain.
"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."
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Kylie'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."
Kylie 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. Her headlining appearance at this summer's Glastonbury Festival is also expected to be cancelled.
