Pop starlet Kylie Minogue has early-stage breast cancer
{{date|May 17, 2005}}

Pop starlet [[w:Kylie Minogue|Kylie Minogue]] has announced through her management that she has an early stage of [[w:breast cancer|breast cancer]]. The 36-year-old has said she will be going through the treatment in her native Australia. Due to early diagnosis the singer stands a good chance of making a full recovery.

Kylie, who had spent the past week in [[w:Melbourne|Melbourne]], has revealed that due to the cancer the rest of her ''Showgirl'' tour of [[w:Australia|Australia]] will be postponed and her appearance at this year's [[w:Glastonbury festival|Glastonbury festival]] will be cancelled.

The ''Showgirl'' tour was due to hit [[w:Sydney|Sydney]], Melbourne, [[w:Brisbane|Brisbane]], [[w:Adelaide|Adelaide]] and [[w:Perth|Perth]] in June. However despite the cancellation, ticket holders are advised to hang on to tickets as new dates may be announced.

==Sources==
*{{source|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200505/s1370750.htm |title=Kylie diagnosed with breast cancer |author= |pub=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |date=May 17, 2005}}
*{{source|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/4554035.stm |title=Kylie Minogue has breast cancer |author= |pub=BBC News |date=May 17, 2005}}
*{{source|url=http://seven.com.au/news/entertainment/81571 |title=Kylie diagnosed with breast cancer |author= |pub=Seven Network |date=May 17, 2005}}

    
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Pop starlet Kylie Minogue has announced through her management that she has an early stage of breast cancer. The 36-year-old has said she will be going through the treatment in her native Australia. Due to early diagnosis the singer stands a good chance of making a full recovery.

Kylie, who had spent the past week in Melbourne, has revealed that due to the cancer the rest of her Showgirl tour of Australia will be postponed and her appearance at this year's Glastonbury festival will be cancelled.

The Showgirl tour was due to hit Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth in June. However despite the cancellation, ticket holders are advised to hang on to tickets as new dates may be announced.
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