Minogue battles with doctors over tour

Kylie Minogue has been battling it out with doctors who are warning her to take it easy, despite her determination to go ahead with a tour next year to mark her 40th birthday.

The singer was forced to cancel her Showgirl tour in 2005 after she was diagnosed with breast cancer, and now doctors have insisted that touring next year could cause problems for Minogue's health.

But the star is planning to ignore the specialists' advice. A source told the Daily Express: "Kylie is determined to do this tour. She was upset that she had to pull out of the last one - the Showgirl tour - when she received her cancer diagnosis.

"If it was up to her, she'd do an endless string of dates, but doctors say she needs to make herself priority and take more time to relax.

"The doctors don't think travelling so much to perform each night is a good idea. Knowing Kylie, she will want to push herself. But she just can't as much as she used to."

Kylie's tour is due to start at the end of May next year, just days after she turns 40.