Hugh Jackman opens up about his skin cancer scare
Hugh Jackman has revealed that he had been diagnosed with basal cell carcinoma.
Hollywood star Hugh Jackman has revealed that he had been diagnosed with basal cell carcinoma, a common form of skin cancer.
The 45-year-old actor said he has already had it removed and posted a picture of himself with a bandaged nose on micro-blogging site Twitter, reported Ace Showbiz.
The Prisoners star credited his wife Deborra-Lee Furness for the early cancer diagnosis.
“Deb said to get the mark on my nose checked. Boy, was she right! I had a basal cell carcinoma. Please don’t be foolish like me.” he posted
Adding,“Get yourself checked. And use sunscreen!!!”
“It’s all sun damage from the 60’s and 50’s when I was competitively water-skiing and living on a lake and all my training outside. Nobody wears sunblock back then. I first had one here on my cheek. Just a little red spot. It’s a basal-cell carcinoma, which is a — basically it is a skin cancer, because it doesn't heal,” he added.
Other celebrities who have revealed their own brushes with skin cancer include Eric Dane, Ewan McGregor, Sarah Paulson and Anderson Cooper.