Beyonce's mum Tina Knowles diagnosed with breast cancer after missed mammogram

Beyoncé's mum Tina Knowles has announced she's been diagnosed with stage 1 breast cancer after medics discovered two tumours following a delayed mammogram

Beyoncé's mum Tina has been diagnosed with breast cancer, she has announced. Tina, 71, revealed she had delayed a mammogram appointment before the tumours were discovered by doctors. Following her diagnosis, with one tumour being revealed to be benign and the other being Stage 1, Tina was informed that had she kept to her regular mammograms, it could have been detected at Stage 0 – which means the cancer may not have spread from the breast tissue.

Tina admits that she had always taken care of herself but following her diagnosis, she was "in disbelief." The tumours were found in her left breast. Although she had delayed her mammograms, Tina's cancer was not spreading and was believed to be slow-growing.

She later underwent a lumpectomy to remove the tumour from her breast in August and is believed to be cancer free. Throughout the terrifying ordeal, her two daughters, superstar Beyoncé and Solange Knowles were by Tina's side, with friends also visiting her in hospital.

Speaking to Gayle King, Tina said: "I was so nervous. And so they started just joking with me." It was during her hospital stay when musician Solange shared a video with Tina of the viral "demure" moment which captivated audiences on TikTok.

She added: "I start laughing. I get out of my head... Then I said 'I'm just so happy that y'all are here' and I thought about the song 'Walk With Me' which they used to sing all the time." Solange and Tina's niece Angie Beyincé then sang the track to the businesswoman before her operation.

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