John Lennon‘s son Julian Lennon has revealed another shock cancer diagnosis
In a statement presented to X (formerly Twitter)the 61-year-old shared he recently underwent an operation after his dermatologist identified a cancerous mole on his arm.
The star previously had a cancerous mole on his head removed back in 2020.
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Lennon said he had gone to see his same dermatologist who “literally saved My Life” before he headed to Los Angeles to do a series of radio and TV appearances.
After finishing his talk show gig on Good Morning Americathe musician said he “received a message from Dr Tess, with some urgency to return to Los Angeles, as I had 2 locations on My Skin, Shoulder & Forearm, one of which was Melanoma, that should be operated on ASAP!”
“So instead of going home to put my Christmas tree up and happily finish the year off, relaxing at home, I flew directly back to Los Angeles, after all my work in New York was done, and went directly from LAX airport, to surgery …”
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The star said the recommended surgeon “spent several hours cleaning up and operating on me, with large margins, in the hope that we have, at the end of the day – clear margins, which would mean being free from cancer.”
In his post he shared two black and white photos of his arm after the operation.
Lennon said the surgery was successful and believed the surgeon “has saved the day”.
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He added they are still waiting on the biopsy results to come through, which could potentially not arrive before Christmas.
The musician then thanked his dermatologist “for being able to coordinate this surgery at such short notice, but for once again, hopefully Saving My Life”.
“Obviously good news, would be the best Christmas present ever… Which I’m hopeful for,” he continued.
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The star then used his recent health scare as an opportunity to remind people to get their skin checked.
“I love life and I want to live for a very long time and this is one way, and a choice, that could determine your future,” he wrote, signing off by wishing everyone happy holidays.
The post was inundated with messages of support and well wishes for the star.
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In February 2020, Lennon shared his first cancer diagnosis in a lengthy Facebook post. His dermatologist found a bump on his head that turned out to be a cancerous mole.
“I cannot tell you how I felt, from One moment of Joy, to the fear of feeling that I may be gone, at any given moment,” he wrote.
Lennon is the son of Beatles legend John Lennon and his first wife Cynthia Lennon. He has a half-brother, Sean Ono Lennon, from John’s second marriage to Yoko Ono.
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