‘X-Men’ star Tyler Mane says wife ‘saved my life’ after seemingly harmless lump led to breast cancer diagnosis
Tyler Mane, who was recently diagnosed with breast cancer, believes his wife may have saved his life.The actor is teaming up with his wife, Renae, for a candid new podcast, "Mane AF," tackling the realities of "midlife, marriage and mayhem." The couple will also open up about one of their most personal challenges yet: navigating his diagnosis of invasive ductal carcinoma (IDC).Mane made his feature-film debut as Sabretooth in 2000's "X-Men" and later reprised the role as Wolverine's nemesis in 2024's "Deadpool & Wolverine." He also starred as Michael Myers in 2007's "Halloween" and 2009's "Halloween II," and appeared as Ajax in 2004's "Troy."FORMER WRESTLER, ACTOR REVEALS BREAST CANCER DIAGNOSIS: 'ONE IN 750 MEN'"She just kept insisting," the former wrestler told Fox News Digital about seeing a doctor. "I kept talking about it, 'I have this lump here still, and it's hard.' And she was very insistent because women are trained from a certain age that if they feel something in their breast area, go get it checked out.""I have to thank her," he said.
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Tyler Mane, who was recently diagnosed with breast cancer, believes his wife may have saved his life.The actor is teaming up with his wife, Renae, for a candid new podcast, "Mane AF," tackling the realities of "midlife, marriage and mayhem." The couple will also open up about one of their most personal challenges yet: navigating his diagnosis of invasive ductal carcinoma (IDC).Mane made his feature-film debut as Sabretooth in 2000's "X-Men" and later reprised the role as Wolverine's nemesis in 2024's "Deadpool & Wolverine." He also starred as Michael Myers in 2007's "Halloween" and 2009's "Halloween II," and appeared as Ajax in 2004's "Troy."FORMER WRESTLER, ACTOR REVEALS BREAST CANCER DIAGNOSIS: 'ONE IN 750 MEN'"She just kept insisting," the former wrestler told Fox News Digital about seeing a doctor. "I kept talking about it, 'I have this lump here still, and it's hard.' And she was very insistent because women are trained from a certain age that if they feel something in their breast area, go get it checked out.""I have to thank her," he said. "She saved my life by saying, 'Get in there and get tested.'"When the 59-year-old first noticed a lump in his breast area, he assumed it was a lipoma — a soft, fatty growth he'd had removed before. But this lump felt different.
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- Tyler Mane, who was recently diagnosed with breast cancer, believes his wife may have saved his life.The actor is teaming up with his wife, Renae, for a candid new podcast, "Mane AF," tackling the realities of "midlife, marriage and mayhem." The couple will also open up about one of their most personal challenges yet: navigating his diagnosis of invasive ductal carcinoma (IDC).Mane made his feature-film debut as Sabretooth in 2000's "X-Men" and later reprised the role as Wolverine's nemesis in 2024's "Deadpool & Wolverine." He also starred as Michael Myers in 2007's "Halloween" and 2009's "Halloween II," and appeared as Ajax in 2004's "Troy."FORMER WRESTLER, ACTOR REVEALS BREAST CANCER DIAGNOSIS: 'ONE IN 750 MEN'"She just kept insisting," the former wrestler told Fox News Digital about seeing a doctor. "I kept talking about it, 'I have this lump here still, and it's hard.' And she was very insistent because women are trained from a certain age that if they feel something in their breast area, go get it checked out.""I have to thank her," he said.
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