Kevin Jonas, lead guitarist of the pop rock trio the Jonas Brothers, has urged his fans to get regular skin cancer screenings. The warning comes after the 36-year-old underwent surgery to remove a cancerous mole from his forehead. On June 11, Mr.
Jonas shared a video on his Instagram account, documenting his recent health scare for his nearly 5 million followers. “Friendly reminder to get your moles checked,” he captioned the clip, which features footage of the musician in a medical facility before and after having surgery. “So today I am getting a basal cell carcinoma removed from my head,” Mr.
Jonas explains, panning the camera to show a small mole near his hairline. “Yes, that is an actual little skin cancer guy that has started to grow. And now I have to get surgery to remove it.
” “So here we go,” he adds as the video segues to footage taken after the procedure. Mr. Jonas can be seen lifting a piece of gauze from where the basal cell carcinoma was removed, obscuring the treated area with an emoji.
Basal cell carcinoma develops in the basal cells—a type of cell located in the epidermis, the top layer of skin—that produces new cells as the old ones die off and slough away. It usually develops on the parts of the skin that are exposed to the sun’s ultraviolet radiation, such as the face and neck. According to the organization, overexposure to sunlight can damage DNA in basal cells, causing them to grow uncontrollably and resulting in gradual physical ch.
