Cricketer Michael Clarke returns to hospital for skin cancer treatment

Michael Clarke appears to be back in the hospital undergoing another skin cancer surgery.

The former cricketer posted to Instagram Stories on Friday showing himself in a hospital bed wearing a cap and gown.

“Friday skin cancer,” the 42-year-old wrote in his caption, adding, “Please get checked.”

Michael last underwent surgery to remove skin cancer from his forehead in March last year.

That surgery came two years after he previously had the same procedure.

With a photo of his face with a plaster above his eyebrow at the time, he wrote: “Another check-up, another cancer out.”

“Go get checked!” he added.

Michael previously had skin cancer cut out of his forehead in September 2019.

In a post on Instagram at the time, Michael shared a black and white photo showing the stitches between his eyebrows.

“Another day, another skin cancer cut from my face…” he captioned the post, before adding a warning for others.

‘Young people make sure you do the right things to protect yourself from the sun.’

Before the skin cancer was removed, Michael had been diagnosed with three non-melanoma lesions.

A child’s father was first diagnosed with skin cancer in 2006 and has battled it several times since then.

He told Seven’s The Morning Show in 2018 that he goes for a routine checkup every six to 12 months.

In 2014, Michael appeared in an ad campaign for the Cancer Council, advising fans to “keep a close eye on” their skin.

He said, “Australian lads and women need to keep a close eye on your skin, especially in those hard-to-see areas, and get familiar with your body.”