In a moving speech read out by her sister Dannii at a Caner Research UK bash, Kylie vowed to beat her breast cancer.

“I am sorry I cannot be with you this evening. Much as I would have loved to share this occasion with you all, my doctors have advised against it at this stage of my treatment.

“I am currently a cancer patient. I aim to be a cancer survivor. This is only possible with the incredible work done by so many within the field: doctors, specialists, scientists and volunteers. I have been on a crash course of learning in the last few months and now have first hand experience of how vital awareness, funding and support is.”
 

[Reported by Steven. Sunday 9th October 2006]