Kylie Minogue - Cancer worse than first thought

24-07-2005 23:00

LATEST: Pop superstar KYLIE MINOGUE's cancer is worse than first thought, according to reports.Minogue's sister DANNII recently reassured fans Kylie would make a full recovery, but sources claim her recent trip to a cancer clinic in Paris, France was for aggressive anti-cancer chemotherapy.A source tells British newspaper the Daily Express, "Kylie is sicker than she is letting the public realise. Her body is clear of cancer cells but there is a chance it could come back because it's aggressive. "She needs chemotherapy but has been putting it off for weeks because she wanted to try to have some eggs extracted and made into frozen embryos first."She wants to be a mum more than anything in the world."

Commentators in Minogue's native Australia were alerted when she abandoned Melbourne's highly respected Cabrini Hospital to check in Paris' Institute Gustave Roussy - the biggest cancer treatment centre in Europe, which promotes a holistic approach to the potentially fatal disease.

Australian media commentator MONIQUE BUTTERWORTH says, "The Cabrini is regarded as an excellent cancer treatment centre, so it was seen as strange that she decided to go to Paris.

"It's left people wondering if she's been told she's so seriously ill that it's best to go elsewhere for the finest treatment.

"We all love Kylie and we're very worried about her."

The pop beauty though is coming to the aid of tsunami orphans, while she continues to fight her battle against breast cancer.

The Australian singer has been in treatment for the disease since May (05), but managed to find the time to write a letter to the British High Commission in Sri Lanka - a country devastated by the December (04) tidal wave - asking for a young drama group to be granted entry visas to the United Kingdom (UK).

The youngsters star in a play about their survival from the horrific tragedy and are hoping to perform it at the Edinburgh Festival in Scotland next week (begs01AUG05).

Kylie says, "I loved hearing the children's stories and I hope that people around the world will share my enthusiasm."