News
| Mar 3, 2023

Biden’s biopsy showed successful removal of common, treatable form of skin cancer

/ Our Today

administrator
Reading Time: < 1 minute
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks to the news media after attending a closed Senate Democratic Caucus lunch at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 2, 2023. (Photo: REUTERS/Leah Millis)

WASHINGTON (Reuters)

US President Joe Biden’s February biopsy confirmed a skin lesion removed from his chest was a basal cell carcinoma – a common form of skin cancer – and all cancerous tissue was successfully removed, White House physician Kevin O’Connor said on Friday (March 3).

Biden will continue dermatologic surveillance as part of his ongoing healthcare but the site of the biopsy has healed and no further treatment is needed, the White House physician added.

Last month, doctors declared Biden, 80, healthy and “fit for duty” after a physical examination.

O’Connor said in a letter released by the White House that basal cell carcinoma lesions do not tend to spread or metastasise.

The site of the biopsy has healed well, he said.

“No further treatment is required,” O’Connor said.

Tags
basal cell carcinoma lesion biopsy cancerous skin lesion Kevin O'Connor President Joe Biden United States White House

Comments

What To Read Next

News JAM Oct 13, 2025

Capella calls on Caribbean region to bridge gap between environmental commitments and action

Reading Time: 3 minutesAlberto Pacheco Capella, Head of the Regional Sea Programme of the United Nations Environment Programme in Nairobi outlined that the region known for extraordinary beauty, vibrant cultures and ecological wealth is facing an unprecedented environmental pressures.

Capella argued that human activity is pushing ecosystems that sustain life to unsustainable levels. “Coastal development, untreated wastewater, marine litter, unsustainable fishing practices are degrading coral reefs, mangroves and seagrass,” Capella said.