Christie Brinkley diagnosed with skin cancer, encourages sun protection

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Model and actress Christie Brinkley announced Wednesday that she has been diagnosed with basal cell carcinoma, a type of skin cancer.

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Brinkley shared the news on Instagram saying, "The good news for me is we caught the basal cell Carcinoma early. And I had great Doctors that removed the cancer and stitched me up to perfection." She encouraged her followers to be diligent with sun protection and to do regular total body checkups. "I got serious a bit late so now for this ole mermaid/gardener, I’ll be slathering on my SPF 30, reapplying as needed, wearing long sleeves and a wide-brim hat. And doing regular total body checkups," she wrote."It wasn’t my appointment so I wasn’t going to say anything but at the VERY end I asked if he could just look at a little tiny dot I could feel as I applied my foundation.

 

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