I discovered I had skin cancer, says actor Ewan; Health scare: Moles under McGregor's right eye were removed by a specialist.

From: The Daily Mail (London, England) | Date: April 23, 2008 | Copyright information

Byline: Sarah Bruce

SCOTS Hollywood star Ewan McGregor has revealed how he suffered a cancerscare.

He spoke for the first time yesterday about how his specialist found 'a littleskin cancer' under his right eye.

But despite the anxiety of discovering that he had the potentially fataldisease - malignant melanoma kills 150 Scots a year - the actor insisted that'it's not that big a deal' and that he had recovered completely.

He said in an i...

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