John Lennon’s son Julian has shared the news of another cancer diagnosis, just before Christmas. 

Updating his fans on X (formerly Twitter), the 61-year-old revealed that he recently underwent an operation after his dermatologist identified a cancerous mole on his arm.

This is Julian’s second battle with skin cancer, after he had a cancerous mole removed from his back in 2020. 

Lennon said he had gone to see his same dermatologist who “literally saved y life” before he headed to Los Angeles to do a series of radio and TV appearances.

After finishing his talk show gig on Good Morning America, the musician said he “received a message from Dr Tess, with some urgency to return to Los Angeles, as I had 2 locations on My Skin, Shoulder & Forearm, one of which was Melanoma, that should be operated on ASAP!”

“So instead of going home to put my Christmas tree up and happily finish the year off, relaxing at home, I flew directly back to Los Angeles, after all my work in New York was done, and went directly from LAX airport, to surgery…”

The star said the recommended surgeon “spent several hours cleaning up and operating on me, with large margins, in the hope that we have, at the end of the day – clear margins, which would mean being free from cancer.”

Lennon said the surgery was successful and believed the surgeon “has saved the day”.

The musician then thanked his dermatologist “for being able to coordinate this surgery at such short notice, but for once again, hopefully saving my life”.

“Obviously good news, would be the best Christmas present ever… Which I’m hopeful for,” he continued.

The star then used his recent health scare as an opportunity to remind people to get their skin checked.

“I love life and I want to live for a very long time and this is one way, and a choice, that could determine your future,” he wrote, signing off by wishing everyone happy holidays.

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