Teddi Mellencamp urges early cancer screenings now!

Teddi Mellencamp used her platform to deliver a powerful reminder about the importance of early cancer detection as she continues treatment for stage 4 melanoma.

On Wednesday, the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum, 44, urged her followers not to repeat the mistake she says nearly cost her life in a new cancer screening awareness campaign.

'Don't be like me and put cancer screening off,' Mellencamp wrote, under her post, explaining that it was a close friend's persistence that ultimately pushed her to get checked. 'Early screening helped give me more options and information.'

The reality star partnered with Pfizer to encourage people to speak with their doctors about appropriate cancer screenings.

Mellencamp has been open about how her diagnosis reshaped her outlook, repeatedly urging fans to prioritize their health even when they feel fine.

'Don't hesitate,' she wrote. 'Early detection is key.'

Teddi Mellencamp used her platform to deliver a powerful reminder about the importance of early cancer detection as she continues treatment for stage 4 melanoma

The mother of three, who shares children Slate, 12, Cruz, 11, and Dove, 5, with ex-husband Edwin Arroyave, was first diagnosed with melanoma in 2022.

In April 2025, she revealed the disease had progressed to stage four and metastasized to both her lungs and brain.

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Over the years, Teddi has had 17 melanomas removed from her back, though doctors later discovered the cancer had already spread internally despite those interventions.

Last year, she revealed doctors had given her a '50/50' chance of survival.

Despite the grim prognosis, Mellencamp says ongoing immunotherapy has helped her reach a major milestone, revealing she currently has 'no trace of cancer.'

'If you've been putting off a screening, this is your reminder,' she wrote in her post. 'Screenings can help catch cancer before symptoms show up.'

In her post, Mellencamp emphasized that leading cancer prevention organizations recommend regular screenings for breast, cervical, colorectal, lung and prostate cancers.

'The most important screen is the one that could save your life,' she added. 'Getting screened helped give me more options and information.'

The mother of three - who shares Slate, 12, Cruz, 11, and Dove, 5, with ex-husband Edwin Arroyave - was first diagnosed with melanoma in 2022

Last month, her father, John Mellencamp, sparked concern with a blunt update about her ongoing Stage 4 cancer battle. The 

The 74-year-old rocker alarmed fans when he appeared on the January 14 episode of The Joe Rogan Experience podcast and described his daughter as being ‘really sick.’

‘It’s not f****** fun,’ he said, revealing that the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum has cancer in her brain and is ‘suffering right now.’

The remarks quickly raised fears that Teddi’s condition had taken a sudden turn.

But, just a few days later, Teddi took to her Two T’s in a Pod podcast to clarify that her father was not referring to a new medical setback.

In April 2025, she revealed the disease had progressed to stage four and metastasized to both her lungs and brain

‘You know, I think when he said the words “suffering,” he meant like, how I’m mentally doing versus how I’m physically doing,’ Teddi said.

‘No, there’s still no trace of cancer. But I’m still considered stage four and I’m still in immunotherapy, so essentially nothing’s changed,’ she explained. ‘I would hope that I would be feeling better by now, but I really don’t.’

Teddi went on to admit that the emotional weight of the past year is only now catching up with her.

‘I also didn’t properly process all of the things that happened when I had surgery, like from my divorce [from Edwin Arroyave] to all of a sudden being in emergency surgery, to, you know, not being able to see my kids when I was recovering,’ she said, adding that therapy has helped her confront the toll it’s taken.