Tim Allen Says Skin Cancer Was Missed 5 Times Before Diagnosis
Tim Allen is opening up about a scary health situation and how it went unnoticed for years.
The 72-year-old Shifting Gears star revealed on the Monday (January 5) episode of Bill Maher’s Club Random podcast that he was diagnosed with skin cancer after the doctors initially missing it “five times.”
According to Tim, it was actually someone at The Today Show who first raised concerns.
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“The lady at The Today Show noticed it,” he recalled, explaining the spot had been there for over two years. Despite regularly seeing a “very prominent Beverly Hills dermatologist,” Tim said the issue wasn’t properly examined until he finally pushed for a closer look.
After examining his nose, the doctor reportedly admitted he “screwed up,” and Tim was diagnosed with melanoma or carcinoma, which required surgery.
“He goes, ‘I’m going to have to cut most of your nose off.’ He said it like that,” the actor explained. “And I go, ‘Let me explain what I do for a living. Unless I’m gonna do a Blazing Saddles with the guy with the silver nose, you have to leave some of my f–king nose on so I can do comedy without doing 20 minutes on having no nose!’”
Thankfully, the surgery was successful. “It all worked out,” The Santa Clause star admitted. “The surgeon was good.”