Tina Knowles was diagnosed with breast cancer after missing a mammogram

CNN Tina Knowles wants women to stay on top of their mammogram appointments In an interview with People Knowles revealed she was diagnosed with stage breast cancer in her left breast last July She advised the publication that doctors made the discover soon after she and her daughter Beyonc launched their C cred hair-care line Knowles was also completing the manuscript of her new memoir titled Matriarch I struggled with whether I would share that journey in the book because I m very private But I decided to share it because I think it s a lot of lessons in it for other women Knowles described the publication I think as women sometimes we get so busy and we get so wrapped up and running around but you must go get your test Because if I had not gotten my test early I mean I shudder to think what could have happened to me She commented she had in fact missed getting a mammogram at one point I forgot that I didn t go to get my test two years before I thought I had because Covid came and they called me and canceled me and they explained we ll call you when we start testing again she commented And I just thought I had done it So you cannot play around with that Knowles writes in her new book about how her daughters Beyonc and Solange took the news Beyonc her mother wrote took it well staying positive and I could already feel her mind racing focusing on this as a task to tackle with precision while Solange communicated her we are going to take care of this Her niece Angie and Beyonc s friend and fellow Destiny s Child member Kelly Rowland also supported her Knowles wrote My girls became my band she stated in her book She says she knows that the cancer could have been detected at stage had she not missed her mammogram Knowles commented she is now cancer-free and incredibly privileged that God allowed me to find it early Knowles added that she s now eating healthier and has lost certain weight Her memoir is in the present available for purchase