Taylor Swift Tells Fans Her Mom Has Cancer

Taylor Swift's mother, Andrea Finlay, was diagnosed with cancer, and she took to Tumblr to share the bad news with her fans and friends. She said her mother wanted to let them know so they too can take proactive steps with their own loved ones.

"For Christmas this year, I asked my mom that one of her gifts to me be her going to the doctor to get screened for any health issues, just to ease some worries of mine," Swift wrote. "She agreed, and went in to get checked. There were no red flags and she felt perfectly fine, but she did it just to get me and my brother off her case about it. The results came in, and I'm saddened to tell you that my mom has been diagnosed with cancer. I'd like to keep the details of her condition and treatment plans private, but she wanted you to know."

The 25-year-old singer-songwriter continues: "She wanted you to know because your parents may be too busy juggling everything they've got going on to go to the doctor, and maybe you reminding them to go get checked for cancer could possibly lead to an early diagnosis and an easier battle... Or peace of mind in knowing that they're healthy and there's nothing to worry about. She wanted you to know why she may not be at as many shows this tour. She's got an important battle to fight."

Swift is scheduled to go on her fourth concert tour, dubbed "1989 World Tour," soon. It will be launched in support of her fifth studio album 1989, which was released October 27 of last year. The tour will officially begin at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan, where she will be holding shows consecutively on May 5 and May 6. From there she will return to the United States for shows in Las Vegas on May 15, Bossier City on May 20, and Batton Rouge on May 22. Then she will enplane for Europe for a performance at Norwich in England on May 24.

The singer will be back stateside for a series of shows from May 30 to June 13 all over the United States, following which she will fly off to Europe for performances that have been scheduled from June 19 to June 30 in five different countries. Then she will return to North America for shows in various parts of Canada and the United States from July 6 to Halloween. Finally, at the last leg of her concert tour, she will performing six shows on six different dates in four major cities of Australia from November 28 to December 12. All in all, Swift is committed to perform in eighty different venues in different parts of the world. This time around, her mom won't be around in some of her shows.