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Sister Wives' Janelle Brown is hoping to raise awareness about the seriousness ofskin cancerafter she was diagnosed withbasal cell carcinoma.
Janelle, 51, said she “started to see what looked like a scar develop in an area on my lip where all of my cold sores for the past two decades have erupted.” At first, she thought it “was a new cold sore forming, but then it never developed and just stayed.”
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Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, her doctor’s appointment was delayed, but when she did eventually manage to get it checked out, she learned it was “basal cell carcinoma, skin cancer, non malignant, but it still needed to be removed.”
Janelle Brown on Sister Wives.TLC
Thankfully, the procedure was a success. “I am happy to report that it was removed and all is well,” she said.
Still, the diagnosis seemed to come as a surprise to Janelle, who said she regularly uses sunscreen to protect her skin from sun damage: “You have to know that I am very, very careful to always apply sunscreen. I have always burned so easily so really cannot go out, ever, without some sort of protection.”
The reality star went on to say that she didn’t think to have the area checked out since it “just looked like scar tissue, and because I had cold sores there since my early 20s, it honestly did not occur to me to have it even looked at.”
Kody and Janelle Brown.janelle brown/instagram
By sharing her story, Janelle said she hopes to encourage others to take care of their skin.
“Even if it seems like it couldn’t be skin cancer, it doesn’t hurt to have your doctor look at it,” she said.
Sister Wivesairs Sundays (10 p.m. ET) on TLC.
source: people.com
