Sand he talks about it very little, but men can get sick of it too breast cancer: it happened to Tyler Mane, American actor known to the general public for the role of the mutant Sabretooh alias Victor Creed in X-Men. He revealed the diagnosis himself, with a short video published on Instagram.
Tyler Mane: «Men are more likely to receive a diagnosis at an advanced stage»
“Yes. I have breast cancer. And yes, it’s very rare. Only 1% of breast cancer cases occur in men,” began Mane.
«To tell the truth, my first reaction was to keep it a secret. I mean, it’s a little embarrassing. But then I discovered that men are more likely to receive a diagnosis at an advanced stage precisely because they don’t talk about it and don’t look for the tumor. In fact, all my doctors underestimated it and it was only because my wife pushed me to have the lump removed that I was able to get an early diagnosis. So, let’s start talking about it! 1 in 755 men will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime and, if discovered at an early stage, it is very treatable. It’s time to answer the call to arms! Like, save, share, comment, let’s spread the news!
The actor’s message: «We must spread awareness, cancer is terrible»
Many messages of solidarity reached Mane, who then updated fans with a second post published on Instagram, the day after the second day of chemotherapy. «First of all, thank you all so much for the love. I appreciate it very much. I’ll do it. I will beat cancer. Thank you for accompanying me on this journey. We need to spread awareness. Cancer is terrible, but If you spot it in time, you can win this battle. Please like, share and follow me for help me spread the message».
Tyler Mane has breast cancer: he broke the news himself, calling for prevention (IPA).
Breast cancer in men: why it is rarer
The cancer that affected Mane is truly rare in a man, as the actor also specified. According to what the website reports AIRC, represents “approximately 0.5-1 percent of all breast cancers”. A percentage which in Italy leads to around 500 cases per year, with a higher risk between the ages of 60 and 70.
The lower incidence in men depends mainly on different conformation of the breast tissue, which is lower than that of women, but also by the lower presence of estrogens, central to the growth of breast cells. The case history, as always when talking about diseases, is very broad.
In this case they can also contribute to the appearance of the disease genetic reasons: above all, the mutation of the BRCA2 gene. Rarer, however, are cases of mutation of the BRCA1 gene in men, the same one that led to preventive breast surgery Angelina Jolie and Bianca Balti.
Prevention, in any case, can really make a difference.