Biden Had Cancerous Skin Lesion Successfully Removed: White House Doctor

Dr. Kevin O’Connor was the physician for President Joe Biden and released a memorandum March 3. It stated that the president had a basal cells carcinoma skin lesion removed last year.

Biden’s skin lesions were removed from his chest in the course of his comprehensive medical assessment at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on February 16, according to a letter From his doctor.

The tissue was sent for traditional biopsy. Results confirmed that it was basal cell carcinoma.

The cancerous tissue was successfully removed and the area around the biopsy site treated presumptively by electrodessication.

Basal cell carcinoma lesions, according to the White House doctor do not tend to “spread” They can spread like other more severe skin cancers, such as melanoma and squamous cells carcinoma. This could lead to a greater problem as well as more difficult surgical procedures.

The biopsy site has apparently healed well. President Trump will continue to receive dermatologic surveillance as a part of his ongoing comprehensive health care.

Beau Biden, the son of President Biden, died in 2015 from brain cancer at 46 years old. The president has made it clear that he is personally committed to the fight against cancer.

The president has made fighting cancer a top priority throughout his campaigns and in office.

Biden revived the Cancer Moonshot in February 2021 with the goal of halving the deaths from cancer over the next 25-years and improving the lives and care of survivors and caregivers. Biden was the head of the original moonshot effort during the final years of Barack Obama’s presidency.

The report on removal of the lesion came as a result of Biden’s first physical in 15 months, according to The Hill.

Biden’s nonvalvular Arial Fibrillation, also known by an A-fib test result for hyperlipidemia or gastric reflux, was confirmed by the physician. “stable.”

O’Connor stated that Biden had visited him after the visit. “remains a healthy, vigorous, 80-year-old male” Who was capable of fulfilling the duties of the president

As he will likely seek reelection, his health will likely be scrutinized for the next two-years.

Biden would turn 82 in the event he wins reelection. Republicans have always questioned his physical and psychological ability to do the job.

Some Republicans, including Nikki Haley (2024 Republican presidential candidate), have suggested cognitive testing for some senior Washington legislators.