Ronnie Wood’s Skin Cancer Scare: ‘She Saved My Life’

In 2017, Ronnie Wood had surgery to remove a melanoma from his arm. He credits his wife Sally with spotting the suspicious mark early—she told him to get it checked. That catch likely saved more than muscle: melanoma is aggressive if left untreated.

After the operation, Wood didn’t just go back to the road. He became public about sun protection, regular skin checks, and the importance of listening to your body. He also leaned harder into the healthy habits he’d already adopted—he’d been sober since 2016—and said the scare made him want to stick around for his young twins.

Since then, he’s used his platform