
Get your skin checked regularly, y'all!
Actor Ewan McGregor, best known for his role in the Star Wars prequels, has had a cancerous mole removed from his skin.
Ewan, a 37 year-old father of three, said "I went to see a specialist who thought they were better to be removed, and indeed he was correct."
He had the mole removed from just below his right eye after doctors spotted the potential health risk.
As for the surgery, McGregor states it was "not that big of a deal."
A British dermatologist said Ewan did the right thing by getting his mole checked out, and stated, "If you're worried about a mole you can see your GP who, if they think it might be cancerous, can refer you to a dermatologist. It doesn't cost anything and there are no long waiting lists, so it's definitely better to be safe than sorry."
When McGregor was asked if he found the surgery frightening, he responded sarcastically, "It was great fun having skin cancer, it was great, I really enjoyed it."
Thankfully it wasn't anything serious.
Cancer sux!
[Image via WENN.]
Permalink
/
60 comments (RSS)
/
Forward this post
»