Hugh Jackman had skin cancer

The “Prisoners” star credited his wife Deborra-Lee Furness for the early cancer diagnosis.

“Deb said to get the mark on my nose checked. Boy,was she right! I had a basil cell carcinoma. Please don’t be foolish like me. Get yourself checked. And use sunscreen!!!,” he posted.

“It’s all sun damage when I was competitively water-skiing and living on a lake and all my training outside. Nobody wears sunblock back then. I first had one here on my cheek. Just a little red spot. It’s a basal-cell carcinoma,which is a – basically it is a skin cancer,because it doesn’t heal,” he added.

Other celebrities who have revealed their own brushes with skin cancer include Eric Dane,Ewan McGregor,Sarah Paulson and Anderson Cooper.