--- description: The Australian actor got a second basal cell carcinoma removed two days before attending the premiere of his new movie title: Hugh Jackman Says He's Free of Skin Cancer image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [celebrities](/tag/celebrities/) ## celebrities Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Hugh Jackman Says He's Cancer-Free  by [Nolan Feeney](/author/nolan-feeney/)  ## Nolan Feeney Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 12, 2014 2:22 PM CUT  by [Nolan Feeney](/author/nolan-feeney/)  ## Nolan Feeney Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 12, 2014 2:22 PM CUT Hugh Jackman said this weekend that [he’s in good health](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oOD4GI74m0&feature=share&list=UU52X5wxOL%5Fs5yw0dQk7NtgA&index=4 "undefined"), after revealing a recent skin cancer operation via an [Instagram selfie](http://instagram.com/p/nwRi4PihGR "undefined"). The actor had a basal-cell carcinoma removed two days before attending the New York premiere of his new movie, _X-Men: Days of Future Past_, on Saturday. “Get checkups, wear sunscreen,” Jackman said by way of offering health tips, the Associated Press reports. After the Australian actor was diagnosed with the same form of cancer last November, he told [the _Today_ show](http://www.today.com/entertainment/hugh-jackman-opens-about-skin-cancer-i-thought-id-scratched-2D11701186 "undefined") that basal-cell carcinoma is less severe than melanoma but noted that it “does grow, and there are complications the bigger it is.” Australia has the highest rate of skin cancer in the world, with approximately two out of three Australians diagnosed before the age of 70, according to the country’s [national health department](http://www.skincancer.gov.au/internet/skincancer/publishing.nsf/Content/fact-2#3 "undefined"). ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/95980/hugh-jackman-skin-cancer/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/95980/hugh-jackman-skin-cancer/"},"headline":"Hugh Jackman Says He's Cancer-Free","datePublished":"2014-05-12T14:22:28.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T07:46:53.324Z","description":"The Australian actor got a second basal cell carcinoma removed two days before attending the premiere of his new movie","url":"https://time.com/95980/hugh-jackman-skin-cancer/","keywords":["celebrities","Cancer","skin cancer"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Nolan Feeney","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/nolan-feeney/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/celebrities/","name":"celebrities"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/95980/hugh-jackman-skin-cancer/","name":"Hugh Jackman Says He's Cancer-Free"}}]}] ```