President Joe Biden’s doctor revealed on Friday that the president had cancerous tissue removed in February as part of a physical.
Biden’s doctor, Kevin O’Connor, said in a memo sent to White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre that the president had a “skin lesion removed from his chest” at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center last month that was cancerous.
“As expected, the biopsy confirmed that the small lesion was basal cell carcinoma. All cancerous tissue was successfully removed. The area around the biopsy site was treated presumptively with electrodesiccation and curettage at the time of biopsy. No further treatment is required,” O’Connor said.
According to O’Connor, basal cell carcinoma does not spread but can grow, meaning it could become difficult to remove. He added that Biden would continue to be under dermatological surveillance.
Last month, O’Connor said that the physical test conducted on Biden showed that he was fit to serve as…
