February 06, 2008

You're Not Helping

In a move that was undoubtedly meant to boost his career skin cancer awareness, Eric Dane, who apparently is on Grey's Anatomy has gone public about his "battle" with skin cancer.

For actor Eric Dane, the first sign that something was wrong came right after the new year, when the Grey's Anatomy star glanced in the mirror and saw what looked like chapped lips but clearly wasn’t.

“I went to my dermatologist,” Eric reveals in an exclusive interview in the new issue of OK!. But the last thing the 35-year-old expected was to be diagnosed with skin cancer. “He said it was malignant tissue caused by sun damage."

The malignancy was treated by freezing the cancerous tissue off with liquid nitrogen. Unfortunately for Eric, the actor had a severe reaction to a cream given to him for his lip after the treatment . “My skin is very sensitive," the actor most famous for playing Dr. Mark "McSteamy" Sloan, explains to OK!, "and my lip was traumatized by the procedure I had to go through.”

His lip’s overreaction to the medication created a painful scenario that made eating difficult, if not impossible. “I didn’t eat very well for a couple of weeks and lost a bunch of weight,” Eric explains, estimating that he dropped at least 10 pounds off his 6'1" frame while dealing with his cancer.{...}

MAN UP for chrissakes. Ditch the dermatologist, get some cherry Chapstick and soldier on!

While I'm glad they caught it in time (and, snark aside, I genuinely mean that), I nevertheless have no desire to hear about how sensitive his lips are and how he couldn't eat for a week because of an allergic reaction to therapeutic lip cream. I mean, he's not exactly doing cancer awareness a favor with this little tale of woe, is he? Wooh. Malignant lips and rampaging lip balm are not exactly the stuff of high drama, are they? Are you ready to whip out your checkbook and write a hefty check to a skin cancer research foundation because McWhomever decided to go public with his touching story?

I didn't think so.

I really wish that celebrities would have enough presence of mind to know that, sometimes, their desire to raise awareness just isn't a welcome thing. Of course, however, that presumes he went into the interview with only the best and most noble of intentions.

Which I highly doubt.

Posted by Kathy at February 6, 2008 11:33 PM | TrackBack
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They actually titled his story, "My Fight Against Cancer." What, was it a slow week at the rehabs?

Posted by: Margi at February 7, 2008 03:42 PM
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