Biden underwent surgery to remove a malignant skin tumor in February- US President’s Doctor

President of the United States Joe Biden, 80, successfully underwent removal of a cancerous skin lesion from his chest in February, according to his physician.

According to a report made public by the White House, Biden’s doctor, Kevin O’Connor, identified the lesion as a basal cell carcinoma, which “does not tend to’spread’ or metastasis,” adding that “no further treatment is required.”

The president was deemed “fit for duty” after the lesion was removed during Biden’s annual physical on February 16.

O’Connor said in the Friday report, “The site of the biopsy has healed nicely and the president will continue dermatologic surveillance as part of his ongoing comprehensive healthcare.”

He said that compared to “more dangerous skin malignancies like melanoma or squamous cell carcinoma,” basal cell carcinoma was typically more benign.

“President Biden remains a healthy, vigorous, 80-year-old male, who is fit to successfully execute the duties of the Presidency, to include those of as Chief Executive, Head of State and Commander in Chief,” O’Connor, said in February following Biden’s medical examination.

The examination was the last one before Biden, the oldest US president ever, is likely to announce that he is seeking for reelection in 2024.

Biden finished a series of exams he started at Walter Reed National Military Medical Centre, a complex in the suburbs of Washington, D.C., with a presidential facility, at the February appointment.

When writing about the president at the time, O’Connor noted that he had spent “a good deal of time in the sun in his childhood” and that he had already received routine treatment for the eradication of localized, non-melanoma skin malignancies.