The 56-year-old actor said that he saw a doctor after noticing a strange spot on his face, and the doctor determined that the lesion was cancerous.
In a social media post that received widespread media attention, he issued a warning to others, writing, “As we age, please keep an eye on anything unusual and hopefully get it looked at early!!!” I’ve scheduled a time to have it fixed within the next several days.
According to the news, admirers complimented him in the comment section and hoped for “a speedy resolution” for bringing attention to the problem.
Grange Hill, a thirty-year program that began in 1978, gained notoriety for addressing topics including drug misuse, racism, adolescent pregnancy, mental health disorders, HIV/AIDS, and mental illness.
MacDonald survived an overdose incident that was the culmination of his hard-hitting plot.
He and the other cast members contributed to the anti-drug campaign Just Say No by producing a Top 10 hit charity single.
