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Mathew Knowles is opening up about being diagnosed with breast cancer and made the surprising revelation on Tuesday (Oct.1)–the start of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
via TMZ:
…he’s planning to discuss it on ‘GMA’ Wednesday morning. It’s unclear how recently Mathew was diagnosed.
While breast cancer in male patients is rare, some of the numbers are alarming … especially for Mathew.
Less than 1 percent of all breast cancer cases involve men. However, it’s most frequently diagnosed in men between the ages of 60 and 70. Mathew is 67 years old.
Also, the median age for black male patients with breast cancer is 63.
According to the National Breast Cancer Foundation, the mortality rate for men is higher than it is for female patients.
Mathew remarried Gena Avery in 2013. He’s had 2 more children since he and Tina Knowles divorced.
Knowles also took to Instagram to reveal that he indeed will be visiting ‘GMA’ tomorrow to discuss his diagnosis and awareness.
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I’ll be on @goodmorningamerica tomorrow making a special announcement. Tune in! ??
You can check out a clip of his GMA interview which airs on Wednesday (Oct. 2)
