KYLIE Minogue has been diagnosed with breast cancer and has cancelled her Australian tour, the Frontier Touring company said today.
Her management said that while at home in Melbourne with her family this week befor her Australian Showgirl Tour, Minogue was diagnosed with early breast cancer.
She would undergo immediate treatment and consequently her Australian tour would not be able to proceed as planned.
"I was so looking forward to bringing the Showgirl tour to Australian audiences, and am sorry to have to disappoint my fans," Minogue said today.
"Nevertheless hopefully all will work out fine and I'll be back with you all again soon."
Her Showgirl Tour was scheduled to travel to Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth over the next month.
Her management said patrons should hang on to their tickets pending the announcement of new Showgirl dates.
Minogue's promoter Michael Gudinski said the news was a great shock.
"I'm hoping and praying because the doctor found it so early that everything will be OK," he told the Seven Network.
Mr Gudinski said Kylie's concert and touring plans were irrelevant now.
"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."
Mr Gudinski said Minogue was having a few days off before flying to Sydney today to start rehearsals when told she had breast cancer.
"It's never a good time for a thing like this to happen, but to be in Melbourne, her home town, and her family around her...," he told the Nine Network.
"The one thing I know about Kylie is, she's a fighter, and we're all thinking very very positively and can't wait for the day she is smiling and back in action.
"But she's got a few tough weeks ahead of her."
Mr Gudinski said Minogue's experience was a lesson to all women to keep checking themselves for breast cancer.
"Thank god she has been, you have to find these things early and hopefully we'll be doing many, many shows to come.
"But at the moment it's time for her to be at home with her family and I think you'll find she'll be in hospital in the next couple of days."
Thats so sad! Poor Kylie!!
, she's a strong woman and hopefully everything will turn out OK for her
