Sam Champion is recovering following Mohs surgery to remove skin cancer from underneath his eye.<\/p>\n
The\u00a0Good Morning America<\/em> weather anchor shared a series of photos on social media detailing his treatment for skin cancer at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City on October 2.<\/p>\n \u201cFirst pass of the knife with Mohs surgery today! Now we wait for results,\u201d the 63-year-old captioned a photo of himself wearing a bandage on his cheek.<\/p>\n Champion was first diagnosed with skin cancer in his 20s, which he says was due to excessive sun exposure.<\/p>\n \u201cI haven\u2019t done that in years now. When I\u2019m in a beach chair, I have an umbrella, and I have my sunscreen,\u201d he said of his previous habits, according to\u00a0Closer Weekly<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cSun exposure, I\u2019ll be very careful with now. I don\u2019t think legitimate sunbathing where you lay in the sun like a lizard, I don\u2019t think that\u2019s been a part of my recent past and it won\u2019t be a part of my close-to future, either.\u201d<\/p>\n For decades, Champion has advocated for skin checks, often candidly sharing his own experiences with his fans.<\/p>\n \u201cFor about 30 years now, I\u2019ve been reminding you guys to regularly have a doctor examine the places on your skin that just don\u2019t look right! I\u2019ve had dozens of skin cancer removed, most simple basal cell\u2026 Today a biopsy on this one under my eye!\u201d he shared in July.<\/p>\n