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Hugh Jackman gets skin cancer growth removed
Actor Hugh Jackman said on Tuesday he had another skin cancer growth removed from his nose, and urged people to wear sunscreen. Jackman, 47, posted a photo on his Instagram account, showing a bandage across his nose.
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It was the Australian actor’s 5th known basal cell carcinoma removal since 2013. “An example of what happens when you don’t wear sunscreen. Basal Cell. The mildest form of cancer but serious, nonetheless. PLEASE USE SUNSCREEN,” (sic) Jackman wrote on the Instagram post.
Basal cell carcinoma is the most common form of skin cancer, afflicting more than 90 percent of US skin cancer patients. Such carcinomas rarely spread, but if not removed, may damage or disfigure the surrounding tissue.
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