"He didn't give a rats and told me I had to act straight away. I was told not to muck around. They gave me a treatment called Efudix. It's a cream that they explained to me is like chemo in a tube. I was told to put it on twice a day for 21 days, but after 13 days, I just couldn't get any more on, it was too painful. At times it hurt so much that I couldn't talk.
"Now I know that there are plenty of people going through more than me, but this is just what I had to deal with. The doctor told me that I could back off it because it was clearly working. That was a huge relief to me."
The much-loved NRL great has issued a warning to his fellow Aussies to take care with their skin and keep getting checked by their doctors.
"Given I'm a ranga, I've always looked after my skin … I am outside a lot, but I am aware the dangers with being a redhead and the sun," he added.
"It just shows you can't be too careful. Go and get your skin checked, even if you think it couldn't be a cancer and even if you are being careful."
