Deborah Hutton reveals skin cancer scare

Deborah Hutton has revealed that she had a skin cancer scare recently.

The 49-year-old Australian Channel Nine personality, who is best known from Getaway and Second Chance, said that she ignored a pin-prick size mark on her top lip for a long time because she thought it was a pimple.

Hutton was later diagnosed with an infiltrating basal cell carcinoma and had to undergo surgery last month to have it removed.

She told Woman's Day magazine: "Mum was with me when the bandages came off and I discovered I had stitches all the way down to my chin. I burst into tears seeing those big black stitches. I looked like a train wreck.

"I was yellow and bruised and my lips were swollen and half my mouth wasn't working, but I felt so lucky that I not only still had my lips and nose, but that they were still in the same place."

Hutton said that the experience has made her more conscious about having regular skin checks and she has urged others to look after themselves too.

"I've been told by a cancer specialist that if you have three cancers - and this is my third - there's a 100 per cent chance of more on the way," she said. "If you think there is something on your skin, don't ignore it. The earlier you get to it, the smaller it will be and the better the result."

30 Rock actress Jane Krakowski has campaigned to raise awareness of skin cancer in the past, while Twilight stars Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart are often praised by skin protection advocates for setting a good example with their "pale" complexions.

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