Riverdance star Michael Flatley undergoes surgery as he battles aggressive form of cancer
express.co.ukThe Chicago-born star confirmed two years ago that he was treated in 2003 for a malignant melanoma.Michael said: "So many people who surround me have had cancer and so many people I know have died from it.“I was diagnosed with skin cancer myself and it was a very scary time."I sympathise with anybody who is lying on that bed and facing the uncertainty of the future.
It can be a frightening place."He continued: “It was a malignant melanoma that I was diagnosed with. It was around 2003 and it was purely by chance that it was noticed.“We were at the fifth anniversary of Lord of the Dance in Las Vegas and I did an interview with MTV.“Somebody watched the interview and brought it to the attention of my personal assistant and said: ‘Did you ever notice the brown spot on the side of Michael’s face?’ I had never even noticed it.“They advised me to go and have it looked at.
I did and the doctor took a sample of it there and then."Vogue model Tatjana Patitz from George Michael's Freedom dies[LATEST]Prince Harry fails to mention 15 celebrity pals in Spare snub[ROYALS]Drew Barrymore pulls silly face as she shows off youthful looks[PICTURES]Michael explained he was flying to Barbados the following day but was urged to visit his doctor as a matter of urgency.He explained: "That was a little scary.
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