Actor and former professional wrestler Tyler Mane, best known for his role in the X-Men franchise, reveals he has been diagnosed with a rare form of breast cancer.
The 59-year-old shared his diagnosis in an Instagram video on June 9, in hopes of bringing awareness to the disease that many do not associate with men.
“Yep. I have breast cancer. And yep, it’s super rare. Only 1% of breast cancers are men,” he captioned his post. “I’ll be honest, my first reaction was to keep it secret. I mean it’s kind of embarrassing.”
“But then I found out that men are more likely to be diagnosed in advance stages BECAUSE it’s not talked about and not looked for,” Mane continued. “In fact, my doctors all dismissed it and it was only because my wife pushed me to get the lump removed that I got in early.”…
