AFL icon Dermott Brereton’s secret battle after terrifying cancer diagnosis

AFL nice Dermott Brereton has revealed he has been receiving remedy after being given the terrifying news he has pores and skin most cancers.

The iconic soccer character has revealed he has undergone surgical procedure and chemotherapy in an ordeal that has “ripped the s***” out of him.

The common Fox Footy analyst has informed The Herald Sun he not too long ago had two melanoma’s faraway from his thigh and his chest and has additionally undergone chemotherapy for a solar spot on his eye.

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The Hawthorn premiership hero stated he deserted the chemotherapy drops getting used to deal with his eye most cancers as a result of the influence to his physique was too horrific.

“I’ve been through the wringer,’’ Brereton said.

“Melanoma on my thigh and one on my chest so they cut them out and through that I became very vigilant to have a look for all forms of cancer due to over exposure of the sun.

“I had another sun spot cancer cut off of my eyeball. We tried to get it with chemotherapy drops but in the end I just gave up, they were too horrible.

“I had my treatment cream morning and night in the last few weeks so that’s just starting to settle down a bit now. That rips the s*** out of you but we all have to deal with things.”

The 58-year-old has now made a public plea for individuals to easily get checked.

Brereton has grow to be a strong voice for solar safety together with his tough-guy status an ideal illustration of how it’s in now manner “weak” for Australians to be vigilant towards the solar.

Brereton is returning to Fox Footy this week forward of the AFL season opener on Thursday night time.

The Herald Sun stories Brereton’s function with the AFL-only channel will embrace working with the flagship, weekly ‘On the Couch’ present on Monday nights.

Source: www.news.com.au