Australian actor and producer Hugh Jackman attends a press conference for "X-Men: Days of Future Past" in Beijing, May 13, 2014
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Oscar-nominated Australian actor Hugh Jackman has been treated for skin
cancer for a third time in a year, a spokesman said Tuesday.
The
46-year-old first had a basal cell carcinoma (BCC) removed last
November, when he posted a picture on Twitter of himself with a plaster
on his nose. He did the same in May.
His
spokesman Alan Nierob confirmed to AFP that Jackman had been treated
for a third time. He declined to give any other details, but E! News
cited a representative as saying that the star is now "all good."
BCC
is the most common form of skin cancer, with over 2 million cases
diagnosed in the United States every year, according to the American
Academy of Dermatology (AAD).
It
usually develops on exposed skin such as the head, neck and back of
hands, but is especially common on the face and nose. People who use
tanning beds have a much higher risk of getting it.
Jackman,
known for his roles in the "X-Men" blockbusters, was also nominated for
an Academy Award and won a Golden Globe for 2012's musical adaptation
of "Les Miserables."
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