Beyonce tested for breast cancer gene after her father reveals breast cancer diagnosis

Beyonce and her sister Solange Knowles were tested for the breast cancer gene, after their father, Mathew Knowles revealed his shock diagnosis.

The 67-year-old opened up about being diagnosed with breast cancer on Good Morning America, and admitted he was worried his kids were at risk too.

Mathew said: “The first call was to my family, that was the very first call. Because this is genetics. It means my kids have a higher chance – a higher risk.”

“It also means my grandkids are a high risk,” he said, before adding, “They handled it like they should. They went and got the test.”

Speaking about his diagnosis, Mathew said he knew something was wrong after he noticed a recurring dot of blood on his shirts, and a mammogram later confirmed that he had breast cancer.

He underwent surgery at the end of July, and is now on the road to recovery.

“Things that used to be important to me aren’t important now. I just look at the world differently,” he said.

He divorced Beyonce’s mum Tina in 2011 after 30 years of marriage, and shares daughters Beyonce and Solange with his ex-wife.

The music manager also shares daughter Koi and son Nixon with current wife Gena Avery.