Ex-KISS drummer speaks out about cancer
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Founding member of rock group KISS
SPRING LAKE, N.J. — Peter Criss, the once-costumed rocker and former KISS drummer who performed in his Catman makeup, is speaking out about male breast cancer after suffering from it himself.
Two years ago, Criss felt something strange: a small lump on his left breast.
He underwent some tests and a surgical procedure to remove the lump. A week later, the doctor told him it was breast cancer.
The good news was that Criss had caught the disease at its earliest stage. After a second surgery to remove it in March 2008, he would not need chemotherapy, radiation or medication.
He now urges other men to get tested for breast cancer the moment they suspect something might be amiss.
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