Katherine Ryan, 41, diagnosed with cancer as comedian delves into health ordeal: ‘Actually really worried!’
Comedian Katherine Ryan has revealed she has been diagnosed with melanoma, a form of skin cancer.
The 41-year-old made the announcement on the latest episode of her podcast.
This marks the second time Ryan has been diagnosed with the disease.
She said on Katherine Ryan: Telling Everybody Everything: “I know you should never Google things but I’m actually really worried. Normally I’m that positive person.
“I think it’s really easy to take a diagnosis of ‘you’re healthy’ and walk away.
“But the mole kept changing, I know a lot about melanoma, I had melanoma as a very young woman – aged 21 – on my leg, I’ve spoken about that before.
“It was flat, it wasn’t that big but it was melanoma. It is a deadly form of skin cancer and it does spread quickly.
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“I just thought that this mole wasn’t right. It’s on my arm. I showed pictures of it on my social media. I went in and I wanted the doctor to remove it and stitch it up in a straight line.
“But even when he looked at it, he was like, ‘it’s not melanoma, it’s totally fine, I will do a shave and send it away for testing’.”
Katherine added: “And he rang me today and it did come back as melanoma. Early melanoma. The doctor was shocked and told me I needed to go back.
“It just feels crazy to me, what could have happened, if I hadn’t been my own advocate – and I will continue to be my own advocate.”
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