Olivia Newton-John Breast Cancer Crisis

Olivia Newton-John has been forced to cancel summer concert tour dates — after an ailment that began as back pain turned into a return of her breast cancer!

  Olivia was first diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 43 in 1992, and went public with her struggle. It was five years before the Australian songbird finally announced that a doctor had declared her cancer-free. But now, after concerts had already been cancelled in May, Olivia's representatives have announced: "The back pain that initially caused her to postpone the first half of her concert tour has turned out to be breast cancer that has metastasized to the sacrum."

The shocking news has confirmed the worst fears of insiders, with breast cancer metastasis already know to commonly affect the spine, ribs, and pelvis. Olivia's reps had announced earlier that "concerts scheduled for May will be postponed due to a bad issue with Olivia’s sciatica.” In a tragic twist, Olivia's current concert tour was even supporting a new album about healing!

Olivia had endured a mastectomy while first facing cancer in 1992. Insiders tell The National ENQUIRER that Olivia is now planning a return to Australia to begin a course of radiation therapy. Her representatives have confirmed that any planned concerts are cancelled, and not just rescheduled — but add that they're "confident Olivia will be back later in the year, better than ever, to celebrate her shows."