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Andy Roddick Had a Cancerous Tumor Removed from His Lip: 'Put Sunscreen on Your Kids'

Tennis star Andy Roddick shared details of his years-long struggle with skin cancer, saying he had a tumor on his lip removed a few years ago. He urged fans to use sunscreen on themselves and their kids.

He opened up to fans about his ongoing struggle with skin cancer and made an impromptu public service announcement during this week’s episode of his podcast, Served. “[I] had a squamous cell tumor taken out of my lip, probably like five or six years ago,” the 41-year-old tennis champion shared. He ended his statement with a lighthearted quip, adding, “That rhyme that was like Dr. Seuss of like, cancer PSA announcements.”

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