Kylie Minogue Heads Home 10/2/05

Pop star Kylie Minogue is rushing home to Melbourne, Australia, after her weight reportedly dropped to 38 kilograms (84 pounds) during her ongoing treatment for breast cancer.

The Spinning Around star sparked further fears for her health when her stint with an alternative doctor in Paris, France, left her worryingly weak.

A friend tells British newspaper The Sun, "Kylie's mum Carol and dad Ron are shocked by how much weight she's lost and how frail she is looking.

"She and Olivier chose her Parisian doctor because he uses a lot of the aromatherapy, oils and alternative therapies she likes.

"But he is unregistered and Kylie's family are not convinced he's the best person to treat her."

And her family were particularly concerned to find Minogue's boyfriend Oliver Martinez has left the suffering songbird alone in order to film a new movie about ballet icon Rudolf Nureyev.

The source adds, "On top of that, Olivier has been spending a lot of time filming recently and hasn't been there for Kylie all the time.

"They've managed to persuade her to come back to Melbourne where they can keep a proper eye on her. Everyone's terribly worried."