Pop singer Kylie Minogue has sent a special message to fellow cancer sufferers, after being forced to pull out of her planned first public appearance since being diagnosed with breast cancer.
Minogue had been planning to attend the Pink Ice Ball for Cancer Research UK in London at the weekend but was advised by doctors not to go.
Her sister Dannii Minogue attended the ball and read out a message from Kylie, in which she sent her solidarity to fellow cancer sufferers.
The message from the star said: "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," Minogue said.
The message also said: "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."
Dannii Minogue thanked everyone for allowing her sister Kylie and the rest of their family the privacy needed to cope with and fight her illness.
Her sister's message also said: "I send my solidarity to those whose lives have been affected by breast cancer and my thanks to those who are helping in each and every way."
