According to President Joe Biden‘s White House physician Dr. Kevin O’Connor, a lesion removed during the politician’s physical last month was cancerous.
The doctor released an update in a March 3rd statement revealing that Biden, 80 (who is currently the nation’s oldest sitting president) had a small cancerous lesion removed from his chest in February. Here’s what we know:
BREAKING: A skin lesion removed from President Joe Biden’s chest last month was a basal cell carcinoma — a common form of skin cancer — his doctor said Friday, adding that no further treatment was required. https://t.co/Rm5veSHhk5
— The Associated Press (@AP) March 3, 2023
Dr. Kevin O’Connor Confirms Lesion Removed From Joe Biden’s Chest Was Cancerous
In his statement, O’Connor told the American people, “As expected, the biopsy confirmed that the small lesion was basal cell carcinoma. All cancerous tissue was successfully removed. … No further treatment is required.”
He continued, detailing the condition, “Basal 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.”
Joe Biden had cancerous skin lesion removed last month, White House says https://t.co/Gr376ho03C
— The Guardian (@guardian) March 3, 2023
O’Connor went on, “They do, however, have the potential to increase in size, resulting in a more significant issue as well as increased challenges for surgical removal.”
The medical expert also noted that the “site of the biopsy has healed nicely and the President will continue dermatologic surveillance as part of his ongoing comprehensive healthcare.”
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BREAKING: The lesion removed from President Joe Biden’s chest during his physical last month was cancerous, White House physician Dr. Kevin O’Connor said Friday. pic.twitter.com/KnJa5aWnQZ
— ABC News Live (@ABCNewsLive) March 3, 2023
Biden had his second physical as president at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on February 16th. O’Connor, as ABC News reports, gave Biden a “clean bill of health following the exam,” stating that the President remained “fit for duty” and was able to fulfill his responsibilities “without any exemptions or accommodations.” Before he entered office in 2021, Biden had several non-melanoma skin cancers removed with Mohs surgery.
BREAKING: Joe Biden had a lesion removed in February that turned out to be “basal cell carcinoma”.
Statement says “all cancerous tissue was successfully removed.” pic.twitter.com/orZsbqyH87
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) March 3, 2023
First Lady Jill Biden also underwent Mohs surgery in January 2023 to have a skin cancer lesion removed from above her right eye. This was previously discovered during a routine skin cancer screening.
At the time, O’Connor confirmed that all of the cancerous tissue was removed. During the procedure, Jill Biden also had an “area of concern” removed from the left side of her chest, as ABC points out, that was consistent with basal cell carcinoma.
