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Olivia Newton-John says that she has breast cancer and that she cancels her June tour.
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Olivia Newton-John is a survivor and advocate of breast cancer. She smiles at the Black Tie Gala of G Day USA in Los Angeles.(Photo: ROBYN BECK / AFP / GETTY IMAGES)

Olivia Newton-John revealed that she had been diagnosed with cancer for the third time in three decades.

The 69 years the news was announced in an interview on Sunday with Channel Seven, saying the cancer has returned to her, where she has a tumor at the base of her spine.

Newton-John, whose career has evolved from his role in "Grease" to an internationally renowned singer career, has battled cancer twice before. She revealed in the interview for the first time that with her initial diagnosis of breast cancer in 1992, doctors found cancer in her shoulder after being involved in a car accident in 2013.

When asked if she was afraid, Newton-John said, "No, I do not go there. I would be lying if I said I never go there. There are times, I am human. If I allowed myself to go there, I could easily create that big fear. But my husband is still here, and he is there to support me. "

"I think I'm going to win," she continued. "It's my goal."

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The interview revealed that Newton-John eats healthily and undergoes radiation therapy to treat his cancer and take cannabis oil to relieve pain.

Newton-John said that she had decided to keep her second cancer.

"The first time I talked about it, and the second time I thought I did not really need to share that, it's not something I have to share with people "she said. "It's my life and I decided to keep it for myself."

Aside from her own cancer fights, the disease struck another family member: her sister died six weeks after being diagnosed with aggressive brain cancer in 2013.

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