He notably reacted to the accusations made against Patrick Pelloux, published in a Paris Match investigation. The former host of "Health Magazine's" "Le Figaro La Nuit" also spoke about his battle with cancer.

"I may have been selfish, but first I thought about my face," the former surgeon also talked about his refusal to become a spokesperson for the cause, a decision linked to his patients. "At first I said to myself, 'well, you're going to have to get through this'" Cymes says of his decision not to share his illness with the general public. 'I didn't want to have booster shots every time,' he recalls.