Tina Knowles Breaks <br />Silence on Ex Mathew <br />Knowles' Cancer Diagnosis On the first day of Breast <br />Cancer Awareness month, <br />Beyonce's father revealed <br />he is battling breast cancer. Mathew Knowles made <br />the announcement during <br />an interview on 'Good <br />Morning America' last week. The former Destiny's Child <br />manager is currently cancer free. He had three <br />lymph nodes removed. His former spouse, Tina, <br />says she's thankful the <br />cancer was caught early. Tina Knowles, via 'ET'