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Teddi Mellencamp has been open about her melanoma battle since first revealing her diagnosis in 2022. In February 2025, the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star — who has undergone multiple surgeries — shared that doctors had discovered several brain tumors.
On April 02, she shared a health update on her Instagram Stories while lying in bed, thanking fans for their support.
Mellencamp previously described her skin cancer diagnosis as a “wake-up call,” admitting that she never wore sunscreen or had her moles checked until she was 40.
Find out more about Mellencamp’s diagnosis and her current health status below.
Teddi Mellencamp Was Diagnosed with Melanoma
Mellencamp was diagnosed with stage two melanoma in March 2022.
In Oct.2022, the television star revealed she was diagnosed with melanoma again.
She also took to her Instagram Story to further update her followers around the same time.
Mellencamp ended up needing a total of 12 melanomas removed over an eight-month period after the initial March 2022 diagnosis.
What Is Melanoma?
Melanoma is “a type of skin cancer that develops when melanocytes (the cells that give the skin its tan or brown color) start to grow out of control,” according to the American Cancer Society.
How Long Has Teddi Mellencamp Been Sick?
Mellencamp revealed she was first treated for skin cancer in March 2022.
“During the pandemic, we avoided things that we thought weren’t essential.
How Is Teddi Mellencamp Today?
In September 2023, Mellencamp revealed that she received another melanoma diagnosis.
“I am so grateful for my three-month checkup because we caught this one early,” she continued.
One day after she revealed her thirteenth diagnosis, she shared a video of herself running and talking about her situation.
“And I truly do believe it’ll be a long time before I ever need those things, but I have to do it.”
Mellencamp revealed that she had her thirteenth melanoma removed on December 26, 2023.
Stage four cancer is the most advanced form of the disease, with a five-year survival rate of 35%, according to the American Cancer Society.
In October 2025, Teddi shared with fans that her stage four cancer was practically “gone” because there was no “detectable cancer.” However, in January 2026, her father, John Mellencamp , revealed on Joe Rogan’s podcast that Teddi was “suffering” and “really sick.”
