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

X-Men star Tyler Mane has revealed a “super rare” breast cancer diagnosis.

This week, the 59-year-old, who starred as Sabretooth in X-Men and Deadpool & Wolverine, opened up about the “bad news” regarding his health.

“Yep. I have breast cancer. And yep, it’s super rare. Only one per cent of breast cancers are men,” he shared on Instagram.

“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.

“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.”

Breast Cancer Network Australia says breast cancer in men is rare and accounts for less than one per cent of all cancers in men.

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In Australia, about one in 600 men will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime.

Mane, a former professional wrestler, promised to share his treatment journey on social media, hoping to raise awareness.

He said breast cancer in men was normally detected later and therefore led to poorer prognoses than in women.

In footage from his first chemotherapy session, Mane flipped the bird and quietly said “f--- cancer”.

In a later video, Mane said thankfully, the cancers had not spread to his lymph nodes and he would undergo four rounds of chemotherapy over 12 weeks.

He said the support he’d received from fans had been overwhelming.

“This made me very emotional and brought me to tears, thank you so much,” he said.

“I’ve got this, I’m gonna kick cancer’s arse.”