Mike Jerrick, host of the program Good Day Philadelphia on Fox News, was shocked by the news he received from a dermatologist during the show.
Joanna Walker, a dermatologist at the Tara Miller Melanoma Center at the University of Pennsylvania, informed the host that he had spots on his arm that were “characteristic of the most common type of skin cancer.”
“So, this is basal cell carcinoma,” Walker said while closely examining Jerrick’s arm. Jerrick responded in surprise, “Really?”
He was quickly reassured, however, when the doctor explained that the tumor’s growth was “slow and very treatable.”
Skin cancer is the most common type of cancer in the U.S., with one in five people likely to develop the condition by the age of 70.
Approximately two people die from skin cancer every hour in the country, but the survival rate is 99% when identified early.
Walker explained that the host “would likely need to be cut and stitched.” “What! And then they sew me up?” Jerrick exclaimed anxiously.
“I said we should have asked her to bring the microscope because I wanted to check some things on my arms, so that part was planned. But I really didn’t think it would be skin cancer,” the host commented.
Fox announced that Jerrick has an appointment scheduled to have the spot removed on Friday (6).
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