KUALA LUMPUR, April 6 — Actor Hugh Jackman has tested negative for skin cancer after undergoing two biopsies.
In an Instagram post on Tuesday, the Wolverine star appeared with a plaster on his nose and shared his experience finding out he could have had skin cancer.
"I just went to my doctor, Dr Iron, who's awesome. And she saw two little things that could be or could not be basal cell (carcinomas) in her opinion,” Jackman said.
"She doesn't know. I'll find out in two or three days and as soon as I know, I'll let you know.”
Jackman reassured his followers that basal cell is ‘the least dangerous of world skin cancers’.
He also took the time to encourage his followers to take steps to avoid the risk of skin cancer from overexposure to the sun during the summertime.
"Please wear sunscreen. It is just not worth it,” the actor advised.
"No matter how much you want to tan, trust me, trust me, trust me. This is all stuff that happened 25 years ago and it's coming out now.”
"You'll still have an incredible time out there, alright? Please be safe.”
In an update post on Instagram stories yesterday, Jackman revealed that he had tested negative for skin cancer and thanked the media for getting his message out to the public.
"...If it reminds even one person to put on sunscreen with a high SPF, then I’m happy,” Jackman wrote on Instagram
Jackman has undergone cancer cell removal treatment on his nose back in 2013 and has gone through six biopsies since then, his most recent in 2021.
In a 2017 Live With Kelly interview, he revealed that he did not take care of his skin in his childhood as getting sunburnt was part of Australian culture.
Basal cell carcinomas are a type of skin cancer that develops in parts of the skin exposed to UV rays from the sun, like the face, head, and neck, according to the Skin Cancer Foundation.
