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 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.