Kylie Minogue has revealed in an interview with US chat show host Ellen DeGeneres that doctors initially failed to diagnose her with breast cancer, after tests during her 2005 Showgirl tour showed that she was perfectly healthy.
She said: "Listen, this is an opportunity for me to say something that I have not said before. I was misdiagnosed initially. I had just had a mammogram and they didn't find anything and a couple of weeks later I found a lump. Because someone is in a white coat and using big medical instruments doesn't necessarily mean they're right".
The singer warned other women to follow their intuition and demand a second opinion if necessary. "I don't want to say that to frighten people but that's just a fact. You must follow your intuition and if you have any doubt go back again", she said.