The Lennon family is dealing with some unfortunate news. As PEOPLE reported, John Lennon’s son Julian Lennon has been diagnosed with skin cancer. He shared that he had to undergo emergency surgery in order to address the condition.

The Beatles song John Lennon wrote that "didn't mean a damn thing" according to what he told David Sheff in one of his final interviews.

"I just went completely numb at that point and freaked out," Julian Lennon told Joe Rogan of his harrowing medical news.

The son of Beatles star John Lennon has reminded people of the dangers of skin cancer after he was himself diagnosed with the disease. Liverpool-born musician Julian Lennon urged people to get checked after undergoing an operation to remove a melanoma - the most dangerous form of skin cancer.

Julian shared a photo of the pair spending some time together at the place where their father and wife Yoko Ono once called home

Julian Lennon, John Lennon's son, took to social media to reveal his cancer diagnosis in a lengthy post on X (formerly Twitter).

John Lennon’s son revealed he underwent a seven-hour emergency surgery after discovering a cancerous mole on his arm. Julian, the eldest son of the late Beatles legend, detailed the medical emergency in a post on X,

John Lennon’s oldest son opened up about a terrifying health scare. Julian Lennon, 61, whom the late Beatles icon had with his first wife, Cynthia Lennon, said that he had been treated for skin cancer a second time.

Julian Lennon is opening up about a recent cancer scare. The son of late Beatles legend John Lennon and his first wife, Cynthia, took to X on Thursday, to reveal how his Christmas plans were waylaid by a melanoma scare and an emergency operation.