‘X-Men’ star Tyler Mane announces rare breast cancer diagnosis

(Gray News) - Actor and retired wrestler Tyler Mane revealed he has breast cancer.

Mane, known for his role as Sabretooth in the X-Men franchise, announced his diagnosis in a video on Instagram.

“I have some bad news: I start chemo today,” the actor said at the beginning of the video. “One in 750 men will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime, and I’m one of them.”

In the video’s caption, Mane said that he initially wanted to keep his diagnosis a secret because he found it “kind of embarrassing.” He then said he discovered that because it’s rarely talked about, men are likely to be diagnosed in an advanced stage.

“Because it’s rarely talked about, it’s usually found in later stages and has the worst outcomes,” Mane said. “I want to change that.”

Mane said that even his doctors initially dismissed the possibility, and it was only because his wife pushed him to get the lump removed that he received his diagnosis early.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, one in every 100 breast cancers diagnosed is found in a man.

Several factors can raise the risk of a man getting breast cancer, such as genetic mutations, family history of breast cancer and age. The CDC said one of the ways men can reduce the risk is to be tested for a BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene mutation if they have a family history of breast or ovarian cancer.