PETER CRISS Discusses Battle With Breast Cancer; Audio Available
October 21, 2009After keeping his battle with the disease quiet for more a year, original KISS drummer Peter Criss recently spoke to Jane Pratt on Sirius XM's Jane Radio about how his rock career actually helped him discover he had breast cancer and why he decided to come forward to raise awareness of the disease. Listen to excerpts from the chat below.
While some men feel embarrassed because of "this macho crap," Criss told CNN surviving breast cancer 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."
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