{"id":2793,"date":"2025-03-24T17:40:55","date_gmt":"2025-03-24T18:40:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pilotshopworld.com\/?p=2793"},"modified":"2025-03-26T18:40:23","modified_gmt":"2025-03-26T18:40:23","slug":"katherine-ryan-shares-health-update-after-being-diagnosed-with-deadly-skin-cancer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.pilotshopworld.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/24\/katherine-ryan-shares-health-update-after-being-diagnosed-with-deadly-skin-cancer\/","title":{"rendered":"Katherine Ryan shares health update after being diagnosed with \u2018deadly\u2019 skin cancer"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Katherine Ryan has provided her fans with an important health update (Picture: TikTok\/kathbum)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Katherine Ryan<\/a> has shared a fresh update with fans after announcing she’d been diagnosed with a ‘deadly’ skin cancer<\/a> for the second time.<\/p>\n

The Canadian comedian, 41, announced last week that she had been told she had melanoma<\/a> for the second time in the last 20 years.<\/p>\n

She also revealed that, after going to visit her GP over a mole on her arm, she’d been given the all clear by doctors and told not to worry about it.<\/p>\n

The Duchess star said: \u2018I know you should never Google things but I\u2019m actually really worried. Normally I\u2019m that positive person. I think it\u2019s really easy to take a diagnosis of “You\u2019re healthy” and walk away.\u2019<\/p>\n

She continued: \u2018But the mole kept changing, I know a lot about melanoma, I had melanoma as a very young woman \u2013 aged 21 \u2013 on my leg, I\u2019ve spoken about that before.<\/p>\n

‘It was flat, it wasn\u2019t that big but it was melanoma. It is a deadly form of skin cancer and it does spread quickly.’<\/p>\n

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Katherine said the mole had now been surgically removed (Picture: Credit: TikTok\/kathbum)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Katherine showed her followers the picture of the plaster (Picture: Katherine Ryan\/Instagram)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Now Katherine has updated fans by revealing that the mole on her arm has been surgically removed, showing off a white dressing plaster on her Instagram story.<\/p>\n

In the short clip, which the TV star filmed while travelling, she focused the camera on the plaster and zoomed in, captioning the post simply with one word: ‘Gone’.<\/p>\n

She chose the Kendrick Lamar song Peekaboo to play over the images – specifically the popular ‘bing-bop-boom-boom-boom-bop-bam’ sound that has been used on TikTok and Instagram reels in recent weeks.<\/p>\n

It looked as though the comedian travelled to her appointment by taxi, with an unused seatbelt buckle seen in the background of the video.<\/p>\n

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Katherine was first diagnosed with melanoma in her 20s (Picture: Instagram\/Katherine Ryan)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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\n\t\t\t\tWhat is melanoma?\t\t\t<\/h2>\n
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As Katherine shared, melanoma is a form of skin cancer which is known to be particularly aggressive.<\/p>\n

It grows from the melanocytes, the cells which form melanin and give skin its pigment.<\/p>\n

Melanoma is known to grow quickly and can spread to other organs. Early detection \u2014 which Katherine has \u2014 is crucial in fighting it.<\/p>\n

While it is the most deadly skin cancer, survival rates have been improving and around 87% of patients live for over 10 years after diagnosis.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

Katherine said she had a gut instinct that the mole \u2018wasn\u2019t right\u2019 and after looking at older pictures she insisted the doctor remove it and \u2018stitch it up\u2019 again.<\/p>\n

\u2018Even when he looked at it, he was like, \u201cIt\u2019s not melanoma, it\u2019s totally fine, [but] I will do a shave and send it away for testing\u201d,\u2019 she added.<\/p>\n

After testing, the doctor called her back with the diagnosis, proving that her gut instinct to get checked was the correct one – arguably saving her life.<\/p>\n

The stand-up added: \u2018He rang me today and it did come back as melanoma. Early melanoma. The doctor was shocked and told me I need to go back.<\/p>\n

\u2018It just feels crazy to me, what could have happened, if I hadn\u2019t been my own advocate \u2013 and I will continue to be my own advocate.\u2019<\/p>\n

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‘What could have happened, if I hadn\u2019t been my own advocate?’ (Picture: Jeff Spicer\/Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

While she was still at university, a young Katherine discovered a \u2018golf ball-sized lump\u2019 on her leg which later had to be surgically removed.<\/p>\n

The mum-of-three later told The Guardian<\/a> that she was too young to fully comprehend the gravity of the surgery at the time.<\/p>\n

Since that happened, she has had her moles checked on a regular basis and sometimes removed, joking that living in the UK is the best thing for anyone prone to skin cancer.<\/p>\n

\u2018I just joked that it was free liposuction,\u2019 Katherine told the publication in 2016 but has rarely discussed the surgery since.<\/p>\n

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If you or someone you care about has been diagnosed with cancer, Macmillan can offer support and information.<\/p>\n

You can contact their helpline on 0808 808 00 00 (7 days a week from 8am to 8pm), use their webchat service<\/a>, or visit their site<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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