CNN Report: Original KISS Drummer Celebrates Surviving Breast Cancer
October 15, 2009, 14 years ago
CNN is reporting:
A year after beating breast cancer, Peter Criss, a founding member of the rock band KISS, calls himself "the luckiest man in the planet."
Peter Criss, now 63, said getting medical treatment early at the first sign of trouble saved his life.
While some men feel embarrassed because of "this macho crap," Criss said surviving breast cancer - yes, men get it, too - was actually a blessing. He was treated before the tumor could spread and said he's speaking about male breast cancer now - during National Breast Cancer Awareness month - to raise the profile of this rare disease.
Criss, who played drums for KISS and was known as Catman, offered this advice to men who spot lumps in their breast: "Don't sit around playing Mr. Tough Guy. Don't say 'It's going to go away.' It might not and you might not see life anymore and how beautiful that is."
The 63-year-old musician is now cancer free.
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