Australian actor Hugh Jackman has announced this Thursday that it tested negative in the two biopsies that he underwent due to the risk of suffering from skin cancer that has haunted him for years.
“Thank you all for the love (…) Please, remember to put on sun protection cream -regardless of the season-“, the 54-year-old actor, who is preparing to embody again, indicated in a message on Instagram Wolverine, a character from the “X-Men” film saga, in the film Deadpool 3.
Jackman said in a video Tuesday, showing him wearing a small pad on his nose, that he had undergone two biopsies after his doctor detected tiny spots that “may or may not” be basal cell carcinomas.
Usually appearing as a slightly clear growth on the head or neck and thought to be caused by prolonged exposure to ultraviolet light, this cancer is less likely to spread than melanoma.
Since 2013, Jackman has undergone six surgeries to remove basal cell carcinomas. Australia is the country in the world where its population registers the highest number of skin cancers, and, according to the NGO Skin Check Champions, two out of three people in the country present this type of pathology.