President Biden had a cancerous skin lesion removed from his chest during his annual physical last month, but he needs no further treatment, according to the White House.
The tissue was removed during the 80-year-old president’s checkup on February 16 at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Maryland.
Biden’s physician, Dr. Kevin O’Connor, stated that the tissue was sent for a traditional biopsy, and as expected, the biopsy confirmed that the small lesion was Basel cell carcinoma.
“All cancerous tissue was successfully removed,” O’Connor said. “The area around the biopsy site was treated presumptively with electrodessication and the curettage at the time of biopsy.”
O’Connor went on to explain that Basel cell carcinoma lesions do not tend to spread or metastasize, as some more serious skin cancers such as melanoma or squamous cell carcinoma are known to do.
“They do, however, have the potential to increase in size,” the doctor added. “The site of the biopsy has healed nicely, and the President will continue dermatologic surveillance as part of his ongoing comprehensive healthcare.”
The White House released this information on Friday, and this is a developing story.
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