Mathew Knowles is opening up about his battle with breast cancer.
The 67-year-old music executive and father of Beyonce and Solange just revealed that he was diagnosed with the disease this past July.
While male breast cancer is rare, it is possible for men to have a mutation on the BRCA2 gene. Matthew has already had surgery and is doing well but plans to have his second breast removed next year.
“I am going to get the second breast removed in January, because I want to do anything I can to reduce the risk. We use the words ‘cancer-free,’ but medically there’s no such thing as ‘cancer-free.’ There’s always a risk…My kids have a 50% to 70% chance of getting the BRCA mutation and breast cancer. That’s male or female. We used to think this was only an issue for women, but this is male or female,” Mathew told ABC.
He added, “Breast cancer has been prevalent in our family. I want men and women to be aware – if you detect the cancer early you can have a low mortality rate and live a normal life. If you find breast cancer, stage 1 or stage 2, you have a really good shot at a normal life.”
Hear all that Mathew Knowles had to say in the interview below…