Beyoncé’s mother, Tina Knowles, reveals she has breast cancer
Beyoncé’s mother, Tina Knowles, has publicly spoken for the first time about being diagnosed with breast cancer.
The details of her health scare are revealed in her new book, Matriarch: A Memoir. Tina Knowles discovered the illness during a mammogram appointment that had been delayed for several years.
“My doctor told me I had breast cancer,” she wrote. “A small tumor in my left breast was cancerous; the larger mass in my right breast was benign, but it needed to be removed as well.”
She added: “She told me it was stage 1A and assured me that my prognosis was good. The next step was to consult an oncologist and a breast surgeon.”
Tina Knowles waited until the day of the diagnosis to share the news with Beyoncé. “She took it well, stayed positive, and I could already see her mind going to work, approaching this like a task to be handled with precision,” she said of Beyoncé’s reaction to the diagnosis.
“She found me the best specialist, and I clearly remember her saying: ‘I want you to get a second opinion on the treatment plan,’” Knowles added.
The Texas native said her daughter “reached out to one of the best breast surgeons in the country” so she could have a private consultation. After undergoing surgery, which also included a breast reduction, the 70-something-year-old wrote that she is now cancer-free.
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