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Grey’s Anatomy studly�Dr. McSteamy,�Eric Dane recently fessed up to a cancer scare and now used sunblock regularly to combat future skin damage.

“I went to my dermatologist,” he says of the chapped lip-like abnormality that led him to seek treatment. “He said it was malignant tissue caused by sun damage … I grew up in California. I spent a lot of time skiing and a lot of time surfing, and before you realize how important sunblock is, it is too late.” The tissue was frozen with liquid nitrogen and removed, but his troubles weren’t quite over. Seems he had a bad reaction to the lip salve he was prescribed. “My skin is very sensitive, and my lip was traumatized by the procedure I had to go through,” explains the actor. “I didn’t eat very well for a couple of weeks and lost a bunch of weight.” Dane, whose rep assures�Access Hollywood�that he “does NOT have cancer,” says he shed about�10 pounds from his strapping frame, which he now makes sure to slather in sunscreen.

Good to know he’s wearing sunscreen now.

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