Jack Riewoldt had skin cancer

[Scallop Industry Thug]

Apologies, I couldnt see a thread. This shocked the hell out of me.

Full article here.

TIGERS star Jack Riewoldt has revealed a battle with skin cancer that may have brought him within fractions of a millimetre of death.

The melanoma on his back was removed, but the full forward must return for tests every six months to ensure that the cancer has not returned.

Specialists check his skin, including his armpits and between his toes, for moles, and his glands to ensure they are not swelling and that there is no cancer in his bloodstream.

“When I first got it cut out I was thinking ‘That’s right. There will be nothing wrong’,” Riewoldt told the Herald Sun.

 

[BananaOnTheRun]

It's not that surprising. He's a ranga who lived in Tasmania, where the ozone layer is thinnest.

 

[Hipster Doofus]

Pretty fair effort to play footy during that then. Very lucky to get it out when he did.

Waiting on the trolls to come in.

 

[Upgrayedd]

Pretty fair effort to play footy during that then. Very lucky to get it out when he did.

Waiting on the trolls to come in.

You just threw out a nice piece of bait for them

Good on him for getting checked. However the title "millimeter of death" is moronic

 

[the harry]

Pretty fair effort to play footy during that then. Very lucky to get it out when he did.

Waiting on the trolls to come in.

Really?

 

[ep2018]

Unfortunately for him his skin tone makes him prone to this sort of thing. Same with me

 

[samFFC]

It was at Ms Ziegler’s urging that Riewoldt asked club doctor Greg Hickey to examine the mole at a post-season check.

A keeper.

Melanoma can be scary stuff, good to hear his is being looked after well.

 

[LeverPuller]

Overblown by the media, but shows the importance of getting your skin checked.

 

[KropotkinKrow]

Should've taken the ice bucket challenge

 

[justlookingaround]

I had a skin cancer scare earlier in the year... it's pretty frightening.

 

[TigerTime3]

If it was 0.1mm thicker they might have removed his glands. He's fine now thankfully.

I will get checked out myself next time I'm at the doctor's. Just in case.

 

[Upgrayedd]

If it was 0.1mm thicker they might have removed his glands. He's fine now thankfully.

I will get checked out myself next time I'm at the doctor's. Just in case.

Please do, you european types struggle in the sunburnt country, it's a pretty big killer

best story to come out of this is get yourselfs checked, I know i make a quip about dark skinned people not getting cancer, But even my grandma had some skin cancer cut out. it takes 10 minutes,

 

[Heisenberg_]

It says a lot about some of the people who post here that I've already culled nearly half of this thread.

 

[Smokeyr67]

I wish they'd take a different tack when writing about melanoma, instead of the OMG PUBLIC FIGURE HAS CANCER!

I had my first melanoma removed when I was 17, and as long as you are sensible, get regular checkup and get anything suspicious looked at asap, the only drama is the odd stitch or itchy scab.

 

[B4Bear]

If it was 0.1mm thicker they might have removed his glands. He's fine now thankfully.

I will get checked out myself next time I'm at the doctor's. Just in case.

THIS THIS AND THIS.

I lost my best mate, who was 22 years old to this cancer over 20 years ago.

Horrible disease, and a horrible way to die.

Well done Jack for going public, a timely reminder to us all with summer fast approaching.

 

[Heisenberg_]

I wish they'd take a different tack when writing about melanoma, instead of the OMG PUBLIC FIGURE HAS CANCER!

I had my first melanoma removed when I was 17, and as long as you are sensible, get regular checkup and get anything suspicious looked at asap, the only drama is the odd stitch or itchy scab.

You're missing the point, they do it all to raise awareness and to for people to get themselves checked.

 

[Smokeyr67]

You're missing the point, they do it all to raise awareness and to for people to get themselves checked.

And they scare people, stopping them from getting a checkup. Scare tactics are great for anti smoking adds, or anti tanning adds, but NOT when you wan't people to get a checkup. There needs to be a balance, i.e. alert not alarmed.

 

[Beth]

I notice he's been out and about selling the daffodil day products for the cancer council. It's important to have role models like him. I wonder how many young blokes are now going to get a check up as a result of reading this.

 

[ManWithNoName]

Wear sunscreen kids.

 

[Feerits Elf]

And they scare people, stopping them from getting a checkup. Scare tactics are great for anti smoking adds, or anti tanning adds, but NOT when you wan't people to get a checkup. There needs to be a balance, i.e. alert not alarmed.

Damned straight.

Going and getting my moles checked would never have crossed my mind before I read this story. But now I know that a checkup might reveal a deadly melanoma, I'm positive I'll never do it.

Thanks for reminding me how deadly doctors can be, Jack Riewoldt.

 

[ManWithNoName]

And they scare people, stopping them from getting a checkup. Scare tactics are great for anti smoking adds, or anti tanning adds, but NOT when you wan't people to get a checkup. There needs to be a balance, i.e. alert not alarmed.

If people are that stupid they're not going to go for a check up anyway.

 

[Smokeyr67]

If people are that stupid they're not going to go for a check up anyway.

OK, your the expert

 

[Heisenberg_]

And they scare people, stopping them from getting a checkup. Scare tactics are great for anti smoking adds, or anti tanning adds, but NOT when you wan't people to get a checkup. There needs to be a balance, i.e. alert not alarmed.

Sorry but if people have that attitude they most likely never would have got checked anyway.
Raising awareness is nothing but a good thing.

 

[ManWithNoName]

OK, your the expert

You're*

No, I'm not an expert. I'm someone applying common sense. Someone who thinks "Hmm, this looks suspicious, it could be dangerous, but it might be cancer so I won't get it checked out" is an idiot. There's no two ways about it.

 

[Ron The Bear]

Someone who thinks "Hmm, this looks suspicious, it could be dangerous, but it might be cancer so I won't get it checked out" is an idiot. There's no two ways about it.

Men are like that.