{"id":929857,"date":"2026-10-16T04:44:12","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T04:44:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/929857\/"},"modified":"2026-10-16T04:44:12","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T04:44:12","slug":"dave-hughes-shares-second-brush-with-cancer-just-five-months-after-having-lesions-removed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/929857\/","title":{"rendered":"Dave Hughes shares second brush with cancer just five months after having lesions removed"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dave Hughes<\/a> has revealed he tested for a \u201creally bad type of cancer\u201d just five months after five cancerous lesions surgically removed. <\/p>\n

In an Instagram video<\/a> posted on Thursday, the 55-year-old shared details of his latest health scare after having more skin cancers removed.<\/p>\n

\"Dave<\/p>\n

Dave Hughes revealed he tested for a \u201creally bad type of cancer\u201d but was thankfully cleared after having more skin cancers removed. \u00a0Instagram\/@dhughesy<\/p>\n

\u201cJust had a couple of skin cancer cut out and had to wait two hours to see whether it was a really bad type of cancer, and it wasn\u2019t,\u201d Hughes shared. <\/p>\n

Over the past year, the comedian<\/a> has pivoted towards political commentary.<\/p>\n

While Hughes has made headlines for largely criticising the federal and state Labour governments, he said his latest health ordeal put life into perspective. <\/p>\n

\u201cIt reminded me that health is wealth,\u201d Hughes said. <\/p>\n

\u201cAlthough the government is making ridiculous decisions sending people economically broke, if you\u2019re breathing you\u2019re winning … so remember that.\u201d <\/p>\n

He overlaid his video with the text: \u201cWhere there\u2019s life, there\u2019s hope \u2026 among the madness, remember this.\u201d<\/p>\n

In May 2026, Hughes emerged in bandages after having fie skin cancers removed<\/a>. <\/p>\n

\u201cI had five skin cancers cut off today,\u201d the broadcaster told his fans in a video shared on social media at the time.<\/p>\n

The clip showed Hughes shirtless with bandages on his chest, back and both arms, preparing to drive to his show in Cowes, Victoria.<\/p>\n

\"Dave<\/p>\n

Hughes is pictured covered in bandages after having five skin cancers removed in May 2026. \u00a0Instagram\/@dhughesy<\/p>\n

The comedian captioned the video: \u201cWhat\u2019s 45 stitches between friends? The Big V erases the pain.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hughes has had plenty of encounters with skin cancer before the two scares in 2026. <\/p>\n

The comedian has previously undergone surgery, including in 2016 and 2020, to remove them.<\/p>\n

“I got my skin checked and had a couple of cancers cut out,” he told the Herald-Sun in 2020 following the second procedure.<\/p>\n

\"Dave<\/p>\n

Dave Hughes after a skin cancer removal procedure in 2016.\u00a0Instagram\/@dhughesy<\/p>\n

\u201cThere were parts that had to be sliced and diced, but I\u2019m all good.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy skin is not meant for this climate, I always joke I should be in Ireland picking potatoes.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy wife [Holly] is always is banging on to me about getting my skin checked. She wants to keep me alive, which is nice.\u201d<\/p>\n