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Being a celebrity doesn’t mean that your skin is immune to cancer, despite how clear one’s complexion can appear on camera. Recent studies have shown that every year cancer kills about three million Americans. The estimated survival rate for patients who have been diagnosed with melanoma in the early stages is approximately 99 percent.
The survival rate drastically falls to 66 percent when the cancer reaches the lymph nodes and dramatically to 27 percent when the disease metastasizes to the body’s distant organs.
The list below shows celebrities who have suffered from various skin cancers, ranging from precancerous spots to deadly melanin, and those who have cured from it.