Kylie's breast cancer.
 

Literally just woke up to the radio news that Kylie Minogue has cancelled the continuation of her present tour in Australia, due to the fact that she has breast cancer.

Very shocking news, how old is she, 36/37?

At what age do regular breast screenings start for women on the N.H.S. unless there is a history of breast cancer in the family?

First Caron Keating's sad death last year, now this shocking news about a vibrant, beautiful, seemingly very healthy young woman.

Wishing her a full and speedy recovery.

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Very sad news :( Just goes to show how cancer can hit anyone......

Like Garinda said she looks so healthy, not over weight, not rock/roll (drugs,booze etc), She seems such a healthy good girl...... I am 1 yr older than Kylie and now look at myself......worried :( (no I have no boobs)

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the big "C" is not very fussy will attack all age groups, but i do so feel for her,lets hope she acted in time & they can cure her.i must admit i do like her. god bless her.

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In answer to your question garinda breast screening is from the age of 40 every 3 years unless as you say there is an history of it in family.

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Thanks Aquarius thats what l thought.

If this raises any awareness of younger women's need to be doing self examinations, this is it.

Perhaps the age at which breast screening is available to all should be lowered?

Men, same advice re: your 2 veg!

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How does one get breast screening? I am 49 and have never been screened. Do I make myself an appointment, if so with whom?

Jelly baby

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I'd ask your GP jelly baby.

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I thought Kylie was older than that not saying she looks it.

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Defo call your G.P.

I thought women were automatically offered this option when they reached 40. Mistakes do happen though, make sure you've not slipped through.

I'm told it's a bit uncomfortable having your boobs squashed for a few minutes, but well worth it, if it mean's early detection, which is so much easier to treat.

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Have just rung GP and was told that breast screening is automatic after age 50 unless specifically requested.

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really sad news this. kylie is superb.

get well soon hun~

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Kylie is a year and a day older than me. She was born 28th May 1968.

I do hope she's caught it early enough though. I was not a fan of the SAW music machine when she was in it. but recently her music is superb.

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I'm sorry to hear that Kylie's got cancer,as someone say's the big C is no respecter of age,wealth,fame etc and can strike anyone down,there is always hope that if you treat it soon enough you can beat it, I've lost friends and family with cancer and I hope Kylie gets well soon!:)

Kylie
 

It is a shock to see somebody as fit and healthy as Kylie having the big C. It just goes to show that cancer can affect anyone young or old rich or poor. I too hope she has found it in time.

Simon men can get breast cancer as well as women according to doctor Chris Steele on This Morning a couple of years back

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I'm not a fan of Miss Minogue but it's a real shocker, I hope they have caught it quick enough and wish her a speedy recovery. There are success stories with breast cancer, Anastacia battled aginst it and won in 2004.

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I just hope they caught it in time

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Who is this Kylie Minogue? Is she a member of the Accy Web? Is she a local resident? Or is she that third-rate antipodean soap actress turned popular music performer whose only talent appears to be to wiggle her semi-clad bottom in a highly provocative manner?

I suspect it is the latter and as such I am surprised that this should be of concern to fellow board members. I have no doubt that Miss Minogue has the funds to purchase the best possible treatment wherever she may choose, so good luck to her.

Surely a more contentious discussion should be about the level of oncological care and facilities available within the NHS, as compared to the levels available in Europe, the US or Australia? The fact is that we have the lowest cancer survival rates of all the western economies. But not only that; there is a huge disparity within the NHS in the health resources provided for the treatment of (female) breast cancer and (male) prostate cancer. Quite simply, us guys are getting a very raw deal.

I shall shred no tears for Kylie.

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If you want any decent healthcare, pay for it. They do in other countries. It's no good comparing facilities between here and the countries that pay for their health care.

Don't rely on freebies.

And the reason she is getting the media attention is because she has quite a large fan base, not just in Accrington (or Tunbridge Wells, for that matter), but all over the world.

You would expect to see the same attention for anyone who is, or has been, in the public eye.

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it said she is in the very early stages ,so she should be allright ....but as tealeaf said she can afford the best treatment.....its a shame that poorer mortals have to wait much longer for treatment,but BEST WISHES to her and anyone else in the same situation..

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Absolute rubbish. There used to be standards in public life whereby anyone afflicted with this disease would have the decorum and the dignity to keep it to themselves, certainly in its early (and hopefully treatable) stages.

"Celebrities" did not go shouting their mouth off after every unwelcome doctor's diagnosis. This is now a very recent phenomena, and in Miss Minogues case the single reason it has been done is to feed her own nauseating publicity machine.

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I think it is actually to people's benefit that this has been made public.

She is extremely young to get breast cancer, and it therefore puts out a warning to people of her age that it can be picked up before the age of 40.

The fact that she is famous helps to spread the message.

It is not always to 'feed peoples' nauseating publicity machines' as you put it, and just because you dislike her does not make her a bad person, which you appear to imply.

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What sort of person she is, I absolutely have no idea. I do know her so-called music is complete drivel and so if this episode means that we are going to be spared this racket then I am not going to lose any sleepless nights.

I will be most upset however, if I cannot get an appointment with my local GP simply because the surgery has suddenly become overwhelmed with hords of hysterical teenage brats all wanting an examination or an oncology referral.

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Breast screening is automatic in this country after the age of 50 unless there is a strong family history (mother, sisters etc). It is still relatively unusual for breast cancer to be diagnosed earlier than that. The treatment for breast cancer is improving steadily and women continue to push for improvement due to high profile campaigns and high profile cases such as Kylie.

There is a discrepancy in cancer care in this country where men seem to come off the worst. Unless you push for treatment and ask for second opinions and generally make a nuisance of yourself to your doctor, especially if you are young, then you may get fobbed off. Men may act like they are on their death beds when faced with a common cold but unfortunately when seriously ill they tend not to make much fuss. That was my experience of looking after men on a surgical ward where many would come in with cancers so advanced that they were literally an 'open and shut' case.

The media have been trying to redress the balance by informing young men about how to self examine for cancers, especially testicular. Mags like FHM often contain these kind of health pages, you just have to leaf through pages of semi-clad women and motorbikes to find them.

I would agree that someone's medical problems are private and confidential no matter who they are, but it is only through publicising such issues that awareness is raised. I would advise anyone young or old not to panic and be rushing off to the GP in hysterics. Be sensible, check yourself for unusual lumps and bumps as part of a routine (including fellas) and get to know your own body. If you are worried then contact your doc.:D

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Free health care?
Who pays for it the fairies?
Hope you're never ill in America with no money!

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Oopsie!

Didn't realise we could only post about things directly related to Hyndburn! I once met her at a post fashion show party, and being drunk on a free bar told her she was as small as a very small doll. I am in Ossy. Does this then qualify said bottom wiggler's health to be discused here?

Cancer has probably touched everyone of us on here in some way, and raising awareness surely can't be wrong? And boys, like Tealeaf said prostrate cancer is on the increase in young men, so as well as your two veg also check your hidden walnut.

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Where the healthcare is not free it is accepted that it has to be paid for.

If I was ill in America with no money I'd get a job, same as anyone else who needs money.

If you were stuck in the middle of nowhere and ran out of petrol, would you expect someone to come along and give you a few free gallons? Of course not! Even if you are a member of the AA/RAC, you still have to pay for the stuff.

I think that healthcare should be paid for. Members of the medical profession have to study for years to get their qualifications; why shouldn't they be rewarded for it. Lawyers are, and you normally have to pay for their services as well.

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Healthcare is not free in this country. We all contribute to the cost of healthcare via our salary deductions. This buys us all the same service with the NHS. If you want a different service then you pay extra.

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OK, I'll use myself as an example:-
Age 40. Worked since graduating aged 21. Last year diagnosed with Young Onset Parkinson's Disease. Aged 39, told I will never work again because of said degenerative incurrable disease. If l was in America, unless l had enough money for treatment for the rest of my life, or a very inclusive health insurance [most aren't for long term diseases, check the small print,] I would be up the proverbial creek.

Doctor's trained in this country do have tha choice to work in the private sector, so that point is -pointless!

Wishing l could go and get a job, and wishing you many years of good health Vorlon24. :)

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As long as you live in the right postcode area

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The so-called postcode lottery is unfair, but all users of the NHS have the right to go anywhere in the country for their treatment. People very often aren't informed of this but they should be. It is up to the individual to research their own condition, find out where offers the best treatment and then ask to go there. Sometimes GP's won't refer to these places because it may come off their budget and be expensive.

As an example, at Blackburn we will often refer our ladies for nuchal translucency screening at Leeds. This is deemed an essential test in pregnancy if you are considered at high risk of producing a child with Down's Syndrome for instance. The test will not be available in B'burn until 2007. If you are at high risk then the test is free in Leeds, if you are low risk but want the test anyway then you have to pay. The women at high risk are informed of this test, the women at low risk are not yet informed, but will often use other sources ie internet to find out that the test is available.

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Until comparatively recently, medical students - as with all other students - did not have to pay tuition fees. They were paid direct plus students got a nice grant to cover their upkeep. I don't think doctors are now badly paid & certainly with the new NHS contracts coming into force the average GP salary will be above 100K with limited out-of-hours work.

However, it is quite true to say that if you supply anything free at the point of delivery you will never be able to satisfy demand and hence clinical care will be rationed by the queue. That is a simple, undeniable fact, no matter what resources you throw at the problem. That every other western country understands this simple piece of common sense yet we do not is simply due to politicall dogma on the part of all the parties. Yet because of this dogma we are saddled with one of the worse health care systems in the west.

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Well having been a target of cancer myself I wish her all the best and a speedy recovery.

Cancer doesn't care who it strikes, when or where either. I was 19 when I had my encounter and it's not the greatest of things to happen.

Whether you are male of female you should always check yourself for lumps, and if you do discover any then do not be afraid to see your doctor, no matter how embarrassing it may feel.

Always better to be safe than sorry.

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Tealeaf is right about the free healthcare being unable to meet demand. The NHS was set up to provide lifesaving emergency care to all in this country and was the envy of the world at one time. Unfortunately due to advances in science and medical research many treatments are now available which are given routinely but are not necessarily life saving, yet they are still free. Money-wise, the NHS is a bottomless pit and new treatments have to be paid for by somebody. It has now come to pass that one shot at IVF is now available on the NHS due to the recent NICE guidelines. This is mega-expensive treatment, not necessarily life saving but some may argue that for people desperate for children of their own it would improve quality of life.
It is high time that the government and the public realised that the NHS cannot be all things to all people and that non-lifesaving treatments should be paid for. It's also high time that people took responsibility for their own health. I cannot even begin to tell you the amount of missed appointments at GP's and hospital clinics by people who just can't be bothered to turn up. Not only could someone else have been seen in their place but it costs millions in wasted man hours, letters sent to the patients and follow up. Don't even get me started on the illegal immigrants free healthcare situation, as we have had some recently who have failed their appeals but have still been treated for free. Where's the fairness in that?

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Isn't she a Fly-half for London Wasps?

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Thank you, Lettie. When it comes to matters of the NHS, then I shall bow before the master (or should I say mistress?):D

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Thank you all who contribute to my 'free' health care. Current cost of which for the drugs on the open market is over £70 per week, multiplied by say 40 years is an awful lot of money, even in affluent Tunbridge Wells. ;)

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in the let it said you can pick them up for less than ten bob?how many :) do you take garinda....lol

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You know me Staggers, everything to excess!!!!!!!

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Routine breast screening does not start until you get to 50.......then it is every three years until you are 64, when it is suspended unless you specifically ask for it.

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All girls in school should be taught self examination of the breasts......and encouraged to practice it every month of their lives.......and they should be encouraged to seek help immediately they find anything unusual.

If this was common practice then it is possible that problems would be identified early and lives could be saved.
There is anecdotal evidence that more younger women are being affected by this disease......and men out there...don't look so smug......1% of breast cancers are found in men. OK......so it's not a great amount but it is still possible for it to happen.

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I've had two friends - both under 50 - who have had breast cancer. Strikes me that the guidelines of starting screening after the age of 50 should be revised. Fortunately, both friends now treated and recovered because they were vigilant themselves but some people aren't that aware and aren't that lucky.

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Who says Tunbridge Wells is affluent? :confused:

Don't let the preceding 'Royal' fool you... :rolleyes: ;)

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Saw in the news this morning that the reason why the news was released so soon was because she had tour dates later this week.

They did say that it is normally kept quiet for a while, but it was not possible on this occasion because of her tour.

Feeding a 'nauseating publicity machine'? Don't think so.

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People always think that cancer only happens to other people;if Kylie's case raises awareness in younger women then it's worth the publicity.She is a year younger than me and I was shocked when I read about it yesterday.

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my wife works in the ayrshire hospice. as some of u have said the big C does'nt care.they have had patients from early twenties plus.some of the stories she tells me would bring a tear to your eye.young lasses of only early twenties with a young un's of about two year's old. never to see there third birthday.