Chris Evans, 57, reveals he’s been diagnosed with skin cancer – eight years after he was given the ‘all clear’ following prostate cancer scare
Chris Evans, 57, reveals he has been diagnosed with skin cancer – eight years after being given the ‘all clear’ after prostate cancer fears
Chris Evans has revealed he has been diagnosed with skin cancer.
The broadcaster, 57, announced on his Virgin Radio show that doctors had recently told him the terrifying news.
On Monday, he told listeners that it was fortunately found in the extremely early stages.
Chris suffered from skin cancer in 2020 and was tested for the disease after discovering worrying marks on his body before Christmas.
Before that, he was given the ‘all clear’ after prostate cancer scare in 2015.
Health update: The broadcaster announced on its Virgin Radio show on Monday that doctors had recently told him the terrifying news
The running enthusiast jokingly added, “I won’t be able to run for a month after that, so until then I’m not going to do anything but run.” Is that good?’
He told listeners, “We need to discuss what’s going on with this issue. It’s a melanoma.
“There’s a phrase called a malignant melanoma — you know, once you have something and you find out all about it — that’s a redundant phrase because if it’s a melanoma, it’s malignant.”
“But it’s been discovered so early, just so you know, that it should be completely treatable.” (Treatment) will take place on September 14.”
The running enthusiast jokingly added: ‘I won’t be able to run for a month after that, so until then I’m not going to do anything but run. Is that good?’
There are three types of skin cancer: melanoma, basal cell carcinoma, and squamous cell carcinoma. Although melanoma accounts for only one percent of cases, it causes the vast majority of deaths.
If caught early, the cancer is relatively harmless and can be removed quickly.
Chris had previously suffered from skin cancer and was tested for the disease after discovering strange marks on his body before Christmas.
He said at the time: “I had a few scars on my body inspected by a skin expert before Christmas and she said, ‘You should come see me again just because of your skin color.’
He added that an expert told him he was “nothing wrong” but advised him to get checked once a year.
The presenter continued: “I have a particularly large freckle on the back of my hand at the moment.”
In the summer of 2015, Chris received the all-clear on a recent health scare.
The radio host admitted earlier this year that he was tested for prostate cancer, but the results showed the star to be in good health.
A source told the Sunday Mirror: ‘Chris is fit as a fiddle and his problems are behind him’.