Actor and Broadway star Hugh Jackman has skin cancer again. Hugh had a Basel Cell Carcinoma removed from his nose again. Hugh posted a picture to Instagram with him wearing a bandaid after the procedure.
X-Men star Hugh Jackman is using his latest battle with skin cancer as a warning to others. Jackman took to Instagram on Monday to display his bandaged nose with the message: “An example of what happens when you don’t use sunscreen. Basal cell. The mildest form of cancer. PLEASE WEAR SUNSCREEN and get regular checkups."
This is the actor’s fourth time having a Basel Cell Carcinoma removed in the past three years, which he attributes to not protecting himself with sunscreen as a child. “Being an Australian it’s a very common thing,” Jackman told People magazine. “I never wore sunscreen growing up so I was a prime candidate for it.” In addition to avoiding sunscreen, it turns out that growing up in Australia actually also increased his risk. “The two countries that have the highest rates of skin cancer are Australia and South Africa,” explains dermatologist Dr. Ava Shamban.
Basel cell carcinoma is the most common type of skin cancer and affects sun exposed areas. “Both long term sun exposure over your lifetime and/or extended intense exposure leading to sunburn, can cause damage that can lead to BCC,” explains Manhattan-based dermatologist Dr. Sejal Shah. While it’s usually not life-threatening, if not treated the skin cancers can wreak havoc on the skin. “If found on the nose it can spread up-and-down the nose and be quite disfiguring,” says Dr. Shamban. “If it grows on the eyelid it can actually extend all the way into the orbit of the eye.”
Good luck Hugh, hope you dont get another one. Your face is your money maker baby. Protect that gorgeous face!!!
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