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In a battle for the hearts and minds of Australians, who would win out: the Pope, or Kylie Minogue? The passing of PJPII came and went down here, but Australians are treating Kylie's diagnosis of cancer like their own September 11th. John Howard even gets questions about it in press conferences. There was an article in the paper here today about how all the tabloids from Australia and the UK plan to allocate staff to cover the story. Allegedly, requests for breast cancer screening among women have surged. I guess the 11,000 women who are diagnosed with breast cancer in Australia each year isn't too alarming for some, but one Kylie Minogue falls victim and risk perception jumps through the roof.