When X-Men actor and former wrestler Tyler Mane noticed a lump in his chest, he didn’t think much of it. But at his wife’s urging, he went to get it checked. This led to a rare diagnosis and a mission to raise awareness.

Mane revealed in an Instagram post on Monday that he had invasive ductal carcinoma. 

Why breast cancer often goes unnoticed in men

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Though this is the most common type of breast cancer in men, according to the National Library of Medicine, breast cancer is not generally considered a “male” disease. Part of this is due to statistics, as fewer than 1% of breast cancer cases occur in men, according to the American Cancer Society. The average lifetime risk of getting breast cancer is about 1 in 755 for men, compared to 1 in 8 for........

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