Hugh Jackman describes his past experiences with skin cancer Beating Skin Cancer a documentary.
“I remember feeling so scared,” Jackman, 56, said in the latest trailer for the Australian film, later instructing viewers to wear sunscreen. “Please wear sunscreen! It's just not worth it. No matter how much you want a tan, trust me.”
Jackman also urged viewers to get screened for melanoma, adding, “I promise you won't regret it.”
I Deadpool and Wolverine The star first faced skin cancer in 2014.
“The other is Basel Cell Carcinoma [sic]. It's all out now,” Jackman wrote on Instagram in May 2024. “Thank you Dr. Albom and Dr. Arian. PLEASE! PLEASE! Wear SUN SCREEN!”
Seven years later, she detailed her annual cancer screening.
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Overcoming Cancer/YouTube“I recommend getting a skin check — regularly,” he said in an April 2021 social media video. “I know I've said it before, I know I'm probably boring you with this, but it's very easy to do and it's very important to be careful with these things. If you're like me and you didn't know better when you were young and you didn't wear sunscreen and you were out in the Australian sun, you need to get tested even more.”
He added, “But if not – it doesn't matter who you are – the next time you have your doctor or a specialist, just say, 'Can I have a skin test?' At least once a year – just do it.”
At that time, Jackman underwent a biopsy that he said was “pre-cancerous.”
“I'm really glad I went,” he emphasized.
Jackman had another biopsy on his nose the following August.
“If it's anything, it probably isn't, it's basal cell carcinoma,” he recalled to the BBC's. One Show in August 2021. “That is a very dangerous type of cancer. … It's not my first time. I've had about five or six of them now and they're more common if you have English parents and they drag you to Australia when you're a kid and you play cricket all your life without sunscreen. So, put on sunscreen and check the skin!
The biopsy ended up coming back “inconclusive,” according to a social media post.
“This means that they did not take enough. That being said, the worst that can happen is Basel Cell Carcinoma (BCC). So when I'm done filming, I'll watch it again,” he wrote on Instagram. “I know I'm repeating myself and I won't stop … please do a skin check and wear sunscreen. Thank you for the great support. I see your ideas and stories. If by posting this I remind one person to see a dermatologist – I'm happy.”
Beating Skin Cancer opens in theaters in Australia from Wednesday, November 20. It is not yet known if the film will premiere later in the United States.
