Former WCW star Big Sky, also known as Tyler Mane announced on social media that he has been diagnosed with breast cancer.
Mane portrayed the Sabretooth character in the original X-Men films and Michael Myers in Rob Zombie’s Halloween films. He is best known in WCW as the tag team partner of Vinnie Vegas (Kevin Nash).
In his post on Facebook, Mane said his first reaction was to keep his diagnosis a secret, as it is embarrassing, but then he found out that men are more likely to be diagnosed in advance stages because this is something in men that is not talked about or looked for. He went on to say that it was his wife who pushed him to get the lump removed and that he caught it early.
“Yep. I have breast cancer. And yep, it’s super rare. Only 1% of breast cancers are men. 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. So let’s start talking about it! 1 in 755 men will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime and if caught early, it’s VERY treatable. Time to answer the Wake Up Call! Like, Save, Share, Comment let’s spread the word!”