Tina Knowles, the mother of American recording artiste, Beyonce Knowles-Carter, has spoken publicly for the first time about when she was diagnosed with breast cancer.
The details of the health scare are revealed in her new book, “Matriarch: A Memoir.”
Knowles discovered the illness during a mammogram appointment that had been delayed for several years.
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“My doctor told me I had breast cancer,” she wrote.
“A small tumour in my left breast that was cancerous; the larger tumour in my right breast was benign, but it would also have to go.
“She said I was Stage 1A, assuring me my prognosis was good. The next step was to talk to an oncologist and a breast surgeon.”
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Knowles waited until the day of the diagnosis to share the news with Beyoncé.
“She took it well, staying positive, and I could already feel her mind racing, focusing on this as a task to tackle with precision,” she said of how Beyoncé reacted to her breast cancer diagnosis.
“She would find me the top specialist, and I distinctly remember her telling me, ‘I want you to get a second opinion on whatever the course of treatment is’,” Knowles added.
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Knowles said her superstar daughter “lined up one of the top breast surgery specialists in the country” for her to get a private consultation.
After the surgery, which also included a breast reduction, Knowles wrote that she was cancer-free.