Hugh Jackman reveals skin cancer results
Hugh Jackman has shared an update on his skin cancer scare just two days after revealing he had undergone two biopsies to determine whether or not he had basal cell carcinomas.
At the time, Hugh explained “basal cell” to be “the least dangerous of them all” when it came to skin cancers, and that he would get his results in a matter of days. It’s also the most commonly occurring, and typically approached with surgery if the biopsy doesn’t remove the cancer first.
And now, Hugh has shared his good news, informing his 31.1 million followers on Instagram that his “biopsies came back NEGATIVE!!!”
“Thank you ALL for the love,” he continued in his story post, “I feel it! And to the media for helping get this very important message out.”
He concluded his statement by reminding everyone to “wear sunscreen with a high level of SPF (no matter the season)”.
It was an important message that echoed what he’d told his supporters just two days before, when he explained that “I know you’ve heard me talk about my basal cell carcinomas before. I’m going to keep talking about them, if need be.
“And if it reminds even one person to put on sunscreen with a high SPF, then I’m happy.”
He went on to add that no matter how much someone might want to tan, it wasn’t worth it, and that his scares were the result of “stuff that happened 25 years ago”.
In 2015, Hugh explained to ABC News that his childhood was spent outdoors, and that his “dad or mum ever bought it [sunscreen] or made us put it on”.
And in another clip posted to Instagram during one of his previous cancer scares - of which Hugh has had numerous - he urged followers again to take care of their skin health, and prioritise their approach to being in the sun.
“If you’re like me and you didn’t really know any better when you were young, and you didn’t wear sunscreen, and you were in the Australian sun, then you need to get a check-up even more.
“I just had mine done, I just had a little biopsy. It’s precancerous, it’s not much, but I’m really glad I went.”
In total, the Wolverine and upcoming Deadpool 3 star has had six skin cancer removals from his face - all of which took place in 2017 - and another biopsy in 2021. The latter returned an inconclusive result for the actor, when the worst he could have faced was also basal cell carcinomas.
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