Captain Jason Chambers Opens Up About His Battle with Cancer, Revealing the Condition Is Worsening and Facing the Grim Reality of the Worst-Case Scenario
Captain Jason Chambers Opens Up About His Battle with Cancer, Revealing the Condition Is Worsening and Facing the Grim Reality of the Worst-Case Scenario
Below Deck Down Under star Jason Chambers has been diagnosed with skin cancer.
The reality star and ship captain, 52, took to Instagram on Monday to reveal his melanoma diagnosis and admitted he had spent years forgoing sunscreen.
The reality star ship captain, who stars in the Australian version of the hit show, said: “Update on the biopsy I had. It came back with melanoma. I’m in Australia. That was done in Bali.
“The Australian doctors, which are fantastic in Australia, they weren’t happy with what the indications told them to go to the stage two which would be to cut out a bigger section and test the glands.
“Look Australia, two out of three people suffer from melanoma. It’s a big thing. I never used to wear sunscreen when I was on the boat. I used to put zinc on my nose, the reason being the chemicals. But there’s so many products out there that are chemical-free now, which is great.”
The 52-year-old continued: “For someone that spent their life in the sun, as a child playing sport to working on the ocean, I thought I was resistant to the damaging effects of the sun. I love the sun and its health benefits are evident, but be wise and like everything in life, it’s all about balance, choose your battles.
“With a diagnosed melanoma biopsy, I now have an anxious wait and what I thought was a skin spot turned in just 6 months, early detection is the key.”
Fans flooded him with support, with one writing: “Any form of cancer is scary. Hoping for good news coming up for you.”
A second wrote: “Got you in my prayers brother, been fighting skin cancer for about 10 years.”
“Will be keeping you in my prayers Captain Jason 🙏. Merry Christmas and all the best for 2025,” said a third.
‘Look Australia, two out of three people suffer from melanoma. It’s a big thing. I never used to wear sunscreen when I was on the boat.
‘I used to put zinc on my nose, the reason being the chemicals. But there’s so many products out there that are chemical-free now, which is great.
Below Deck Down Under star Jason Chambers has been diagnosed with skin cancer
Below Deck Down Under star Jason Chambers has been diagnosed with skin cancer
While a fourth commented: “Many prayers for clear margins!! The next one will get them all!”
Jason is a father to his daughter Saskia, who he co-parents with his ex partner.
The star previously opened up about being away from her while at sea, admitting he doesn’t see her often.
Jason said: “Being away from her hurts every day.”
He added: “There’s no words for how much I love my daughter. Everything’s about her.”
The reality star and ship captain, 52, took to Instagram on Monday to reveal his melanoma diagnosis and admitted he had spent years forgoing sunscreen
‘For someone that spent their life in the sun, as a child playing sport to working on the ocean, I thought I was resistant to the damaging effects of the sun.
‘I love the sun and its health benefits are evident, but be wise and like everything in life, it’s all about balance, choose your battles.
‘So, make sure you throw on some sunscreen, get some shade and cover yourself up and enjoy your day out in the sun.’
‘With a diagnosed melanoma biopsy, I now have an anxious wait and what I thought was a skin spot turned in just 6 months, early detection is the key.’
Treatment includes removing the entire section of the tumor or by the surgeon removing the skin layer by layer, immunotherapy, radiation treatment or chemotherapy:
Melanoma is the most dangerous form of skin cancer. It occurs after the DNA in skin cells is damaged (typically due to harmful UV rays) and then not repaired so it triggers mutations that can form malignant tumours.
Chambers joined the Bravo show in 2022. The series chronicles the lives of the crew members who work and reside aboard a 150-foot-plus superyacht during a six week charter season in Australia.
Chambers shares daughter Saskia, eight, with his ex-wife Fuchsia Quinn.
He said: ‘Update on the biopsy I had. It came back with melanoma. I’m in Australia. That was done in Bali’ – pictured October 2024
