‘General Hospital’ star Cameron Mathison says ‘red flags’ drove him to demand answers before cancer diagnosis

Cameron Mathison says he spent two years seeking answers to health concerns before an MRI revealed kidney cancer in 2019. The experience led the “General Hospital” actor to urge people with unresolved concerns to advocate for their health, and changed how he thinks about exercise and recovery.

Before diagnosis, Mathison had undergone bloodwork and other tests, but said results raised red flags without explaining what was wrong. He also described coping with his mother’s death, the end of his 22-year marriage, losing his home in a wildfire and his hosting job; these losses prompted reflection on how to make life meaningful. He discusses those themes in “A Very Arctic Christmas”, a film about a father and daughter stranded in the Arctic.