{"id":702732,"date":"2026-05-29T18:36:24","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T18:36:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/702732\/"},"modified":"2026-05-29T18:36:24","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T18:36:24","slug":"dave-hughes-issues-stark-skin-cancer-warning-after-five-cut-from-his-body-45-stitches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/702732\/","title":{"rendered":"Dave Hughes issues stark skin cancer warning after five cut from his body: ’45 stitches’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dave Hughes<\/a> has reminded fans to get their skin checked after revealing he had five cancers removed.<\/a><\/p>\n

The Australian comedian<\/a> appeared shirtless in a video<\/a> where multiple bandages on his chest, back and arms were visible.<\/p>\n

In the Instagram caption, he shared that he had needed 45 stitches.<\/p>\n

“I had five skin cancers cut off today ,” the 55-year-old said in the clip.<\/p>\n

Despite not feeling the best, he was determined to get to his next comedy gig in Cowes, Victoria, to avoid disappointing fans.<\/p>\n

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“It’s a two-and-a-half hour drive away, I’ve gotta get there tonight, the people need me,” he continued.<\/p>\n

“If I don’t go, they don’t have fun, and I don’t get paid. But you know what? It’s a gig economy, I could have a month off, but I can’t.”<\/p>\n

“What’s 45 stitches between friends?\u201d he captioned the video.<\/p>\n

Dave\u2019s warning is a stark one for Australians, who have one of the higest rates of skin cancer in the world.<\/p>\n

More than two in three Australians will be diagnosed in their lifetime, with about 2,000 killed each year, according to the Cancer Council.<\/a><\/p>\n

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The Australian comedian appeared shirtless in a video where multiple bandages on his chest, back and arms were visible.<\/p>\n

This isn\u2019t the first time Hughsey has had a skin cancer scare \u2014 he\u2019s also had lesions removed in 2016 and 2020.<\/p>\n

During the first major skin cancer procedure, cancer was removed from his back. Then in 2020,<\/a> cancer was removed from his arm and shoulder.<\/p>\n

“I got my skin checked and had a couple of cancers cut out. There were parts that had to be sliced and diced, but I’m all good,\u201d Dave told The Herald Sun<\/a>, referring to his second scare.<\/p>\n

“My skin is not meant for this climate, I always joke I should be in Ireland picking potatoes.\u201d<\/p>\n

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