Cameron Mathison says noticing subtle body changes ‘saved my life’ after cancer diagnosis

Cameron Mathison kidney cancer journey leads actor to encourage others to "pay attention" to their bodies. The 56-year-old Hallmark star was diagnosed with renal cell carcinoma in 2019.

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"Don't be a hypochondriac and start thinking everybody's got cancer, but I was really diligent about testing and paying attention to my body, and it saved my life. It definitely saved my life," he said. "So that's my main takeaway from this: you get a little ache in your gut, don't think all of a sudden you've got cancer. But over time, if you do testing and blood work and different things and things are off over time, like, get an MRI, check it out." A post shared by Cameron Mathison (@cameronmathison)

The actor was diagnosed with renal cell carcinoma, a type of kidney cancer, in 2019. In an Instagram post shared on Tuesday, the actor announced that a recent scan showed that he is officially six years cancer free, noting "my kidney function is actually even better" and has "improved since last year."