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10 Stars Who Had a Mastectomy, and Not All Are Women

5. Richard Roundtree

In 1993, Shaft actor Richard Roundtree was blindsided by a breast cancer diagnosis. At first he kept this to himself. “I was in the closet, so to speak, until after the fifth year when I was cancer free,” he says. Then he realized that by speaking out and becoming an advocate, he could help educate the public that this isn’t just a woman’s disease. Male breast cancer is only about 1% of all cases, but guys need to be vigilant, too.

Richard Roundtree, Shaft
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