Hugh Jackman gives update on skin cancer treatment: 'It's sort of the new normal for me'
When all else fails, Hugh Jackman wants you to remember this: wear sunscreen.
The Wolverine star, 48, recently revealed he was treated for skin cancer for the sixth time and has documented his journey on social media. Appearing on Live! With Kelly Friday, the Aussie actor calmed everyone's fears and gave an optimistic update on his health.
"It's a basal cell carcinoma, everything's fine," said Hugh, who wore a small bandage on his nose.
"It is skin cancer but the least dangerous form of it, so it's just something I have to get out after being an Aussie with English parents, growing up in Australia, it's sort of the new normal for me."
He continued, "But everything's fine. People have been so lovely, thank you."
The actor also dropped some knowledge about the risks of having unprotected fun in the sun.
"So here's the thing: One sunburn, you're susceptible to cancer. One. And all of this is 25, 30 years after, the doctor told me," he said. "Our rule, as kids, growing up, was you get burned and peel two or three times, then you're set," he said, referring to getting a "base tan" as a kid.
But that time is over, he said, and reiterated to the audience to "wear sunscreen" and get regular check-ups.
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