Beyonce’s mother, Tina Knowles opens up on breast cancer diagnosis

Beyoncé’s mother, Tina Knowles, 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.

“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…