All My Children vet Colin Egglesfield, 51, reveals 'scary' third cancer diagnosis in moving health update
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Colin Egglesfield announced that he has been diagnosed with cancer for the third time in his latest health update shared to Instagram on Monday. The All My Children star, 51, revealed to this fans that he was diagnosed with prostate cancer and recently underwent surgery after catching it 'early.'.
![[The actor was previously diagnosed with testicular cancer twice - which he opened up about years later in 2019]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/23/07/94422485-14316251-The_actor_was_previously_diagnosed_with_testicular_cancer_twice_-a-146_1737617956489.jpg)
The actor was previously diagnosed with testicular cancer twice - which he opened up about years later in 2019. Egglesfield uploaded an assortment of photos of himself amid his third cancer journey, such as snap of himself smiling while resting on a hospital bed.
![[In the lengthy caption, Colin shared a quote that read: 'It's not the hand that you've been dealt because you can't change that. It's how you play the cards that counts']](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/23/07/94422493-14316251-In_the_lengthy_caption_Colin_shared_a_quote_that_read_It_s_not_t-a-148_1737617987799.jpg)
In the lengthy caption, Colin shared a quote that read: 'It's not the hand that you've been dealt because you can't change that. It's how you play the cards that counts.'. He explained that he 'found this quote from an interview I did when I was 25 and it has served me well throughout my life including recently.'.
![[The star shared that 'we caught my prostate cancer early and after a year of doing a lot of research and talking to quite a few health care professionals, I elected to be proactive and have surgery']](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/23/07/94422487-14316251-The_star_shared_that_we_caught_my_prostate_cancer_early_and_afte-a-151_1737618022591.jpg)
Colin Egglesfield, 51, announced that he has been diagnosed with cancer for the third time in his latest health update shared to Instagram on Monday. The actor was previously diagnosed with testicular cancer twice - which he opened up about years later in 2019.
![[One snap showed the actor laying in a hospital bed while an additional image gave a glimpse at some of the scars around his torso after the procedure]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/23/07/94422503-14316251-One_snap_showed_the_actor_laying_in_a_hospital_bed_while_an_addi-a-153_1737618227013.jpg)
Egglesfield admitted, 'The beginning to this year hasn't been the easiest, but in the spirit of what I said in my interview, this is another opportunity to decide who I choose to be in the face of uncertainty and challenges in my most recent cancer diagnosis.'.
![[Back in 2006, Colin was first diagnosed with testicular cancer shortly after he was cast as Joshua Madden on the hit soap opera, All My Children; seen in December 2024 in Hollywood]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/23/07/94422953-14316251-image-m-178_1737618899274.jpg)
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