{"id":1987,"date":"2026-05-20T12:55:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T12:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsmag.live\/2026\/05\/20\/kylie-minogue-reveals-second-cancer-diagnosis\/"},"modified":"2026-05-20T12:55:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T12:55:00","slug":"kylie-minogue-reveals-second-cancer-diagnosis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsmag.live\/ja\/2026\/05\/20\/kylie-minogue-reveals-second-cancer-diagnosis\/","title":{"rendered":"Kylie Minogue Reveals Second Cancer Diagnosis"},"content":{"rendered":"<article id=\"post-555295\">\n<div>\n<p><span><span>\u8aad\u66f8\u6642\u9593\uff1a <\/span> <span> 2<\/span> <span>\u5206<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>In 2005, music legend Kylie Minogue was diagnosed with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/05\/katie-thurston-undergoes-double-mastectomy-amid-stage-4-cancer-battle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">breast cancer<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>What even her most diehard fans are only now learning is that she had a second, <em>secret <\/em>cancer battle.<\/p>\n<p>In her new documentary, the Grammy-winning music star opens up about her second diagnosis.<\/p>\n<p>She also explains why she kept it private until now.<\/p>\n<figure><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" alt=\"Kylie Minogue in her Netflix documentary.\"   src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0520_use_kylieminogue_01-Cropped.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><figcaption>Despite some real high points in her Netflix documentary, Kylie Minogue also delved into painful moments \u2014 including a secret that she\u2019d kept from fans.<span> (Image Credit: Netflix)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"h-she-received-her-second-diagnosis-in-2021\">She received her second diagnosis in 2021<\/h2>\n<p>In Kylie\u2019s new documentary, which premiered on Wednesday, May 20, the Australian singer opened up about her second diagnosis.<\/p>\n<p>In 2021, she explained, she \u201cgot through it again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Back in 2005, she was one of the few public figures to openly discuss her breast cancer battle.<\/p>\n<p>This time, however, she decided to keep things quiet.<\/p>\n<p> \u201cMy second cancer diagnosis was in early 2021,\u201d Kylie confirmed. \u201cI was able to keep that to myself. Not like the first time.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p> <iframe title=\"Kylie | Official Trailer | Netflix\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-cookieconsent=\"statistics, marketing\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/k-358jALXlA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe><div class=\"cookieconsent-optout-statistics cookieconsent-optout-marketing\">\u53d7\u3051\u5165\u308c\u3066\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3044 <a href=\"javascript:Cookiebot.renew()\">statistics, marketing<\/a> \u3053\u306e\u52d5\u753b\u3092\u8996\u8074\u3059\u308b\u306b\u306f\u30af\u30c3\u30ad\u30fc\u304c\u5fc5\u8981\u3067\u3059\u3002.<\/div> <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThankfully, I got through it, again, and all is well,\u201d Kylie confirmed, to the relief of millions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHey, who knows what\u2019s around the corner,\u201d she acknowledged. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut pop music nurtures me,\u201d Kylie expressed relatably. \u201cMy passion for music is greater than ever.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After keeping the cancer battle quiet, it was a challenge \u201cto find the right time\u201d to tell fans about what she\u2019d been through.<\/p>\n<p>In 2023, much of her world was wrapped up in her Grammy-winning global smash hit, \u201cPadam Padam.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p> <iframe title=\"Kylie Minogue - Padam Padam (Official Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-cookieconsent=\"statistics, marketing\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/p6Cnazi_Fi0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe><div class=\"cookieconsent-optout-statistics cookieconsent-optout-marketing\">\u53d7\u3051\u5165\u308c\u3066\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3044 <a href=\"javascript:Cookiebot.renew()\">statistics, marketing<\/a> \u3053\u306e\u52d5\u753b\u3092\u8996\u8074\u3059\u308b\u306b\u306f\u30af\u30c3\u30ad\u30fc\u304c\u5fc5\u8981\u3067\u3059\u3002.<\/div> <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"h-i-knew-that-cancer-wasn-t-just-a-blip-in-my-life\">\u2018I knew that cancer wasn\u2019t just a blip in my life\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t feel obliged to tell the world,\u201d Kylie clarified.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd actually,\u201d she explained, \u201cI just couldn\u2019t at the time because I was just a shell of a person.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kylie elaborated: \u201cI didn\u2019t want to leave the house again at one point.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She shared: \u201cPadam Padam opened so many doors for me but on the inside I knew that cancer wasn\u2019t just a blip in my life.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Kylie continued: \u201cAnd I really just wanted to say what happened so I can let go of it. I\u2019d sit through interviews and every opportunity I thought, \u2018now\u2019s the time\u2019, but I kept it to myself.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DYfdUHvDdBa\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\"><\/blockquote>\n<p>As for speaking up, Kylie shared that she hopes that there is \u201csomeone out there who will benefit from a gentle reminder to do their check-ups.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Her own cancer was diagnosed following a routine screening. Early detection saves lives.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEarly detection was very helpful,\u201d Kylie acknowledged.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd,\u201d she expressed, \u201cI am so grateful to be able to say that I am well today,\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Her full documentary is on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/title\/82075657\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Netflix<\/a>. She is an extraordinary artist and individual as well as a worldwide LGBTQ+ icon, and we\u2019re so glad that she\u2019s still with us.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 2 minutes In 2005, music legend Kylie Minogue was diagnosed with breast cancer. What even her most diehard fans are only now learning is that she had a second, secret cancer battle. In her new documentary, the Grammy-winning music star opens up about her second diagnosis. She also explains why she kept it private until now. Despite some real high points in her Netflix documentary, Kylie Minogue also delved into painful moments \u2014 including a secret that she\u2019d kept from fans. (Image Credit: Netflix) She received her second diagnosis in 2021 In Kylie\u2019s new documentary, which premiered on Wednesday, May 20, the Australian singer opened up about her [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1988,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[44,261,2,1226,28,32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1987","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general-celebrity-news","category-health","category-hollywood","category-kylie-minogue","category-news","category-spotlight"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsmag.live\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1987","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsmag.live\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsmag.live\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsmag.live\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsmag.live\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1987"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsmag.live\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1987\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsmag.live\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1988"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsmag.live\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1987"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsmag.live\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1987"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsmag.live\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1987"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}