Monaghan Reveals She Battled Skin Cancer

Movie star Michelle Monaghan has revealed she had a secret brush with cancer after spotting a mole on the back of her calf.

The actress, who played Tom Cruise's love interest in Mission Impossible Iii, was forced by her husband to visit a doctor for a check-up duringa vacation in Australia - and she's glad she went.

She tells the November (11) issue of Health magazine, "In Australia, they're very aware of skin cancer. I finally went and it was skin cancer. Ihad quite the chunk taken out of my leg".

And now Monaghan is very cancer-aware "I smoked for almost 10 years. Ireally regret that. Thankfully, I came out on the other side. I hope my lungs are repairing themselves now".