Kylie Minogue

Kylie Ann Minogue (pronounced: {{IPA|/mɪn'əʉg/}}, to rhyme with "vogue", born May 28, 1968) is an Australian singer and actress. She rose to prominence in the late 1980s as a result of her role in the Australian television soap opera Neighbours, before commencing her career as a pop singer and recording artist.

Cancer

On May 17, 2005, it was reported that Minogue had been diagnosed with early stage breast cancer and would receive medical treatment in Melbourne. The remainder of her Showgirl, The Greatest Hits world tour was postponed and she withdrew from a participating at the Glastonbury Festival.http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/05/17/kylie.cancer/index.html

Related Topics:
May 17 - 2005 - Breast cancer - Glastonbury Festival

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The announcement of Minogue's cancer diagnosis resulted in a brief but intense period of media coverage, particularly in Australia where it was the lead news story of the day. Messages of support flooded her "Ultimate Kylie " website , where her legion of fans expressed their support. "We all love & admire you so much Kylie. You are the bright light in a sometimes dark world " as one fan , Michael had posted. As media and fans began to congregate outside the Minogue residence in Melbourne, the Victorian Premier Steve Bracks stated to the international media, that any disruption to the Minogue family's rights as Australians would not be tolerated. Minogue underwent surgery on May 21. Friends such as Olivia Newton-John, herself a survivor of breast cancer, urged the media and fans to respect Minogue's privacy. However, it was only after it was announced that the surgery had been successful that the intense scrutiny of the situation began to diminish. In the days following her surgery, it was reported that Minogue had commenced radiotherapy as part of her treatment regimen.

Related Topics:
Michael - Steve Bracks - Olivia Newton-John - Radiotherapy

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Minogue made a public 'thank you' statement, and urged fans 'not to worry'. She later added that further treatment was to be pursued in Europe. On July 8, 2005, she made her first public appearance since her surgery, when she visited a children's cancer ward at Melbourne's Royal Children's Hospital.

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