They reported that Joe Biden had successful surgery for skin cancer

The president of the United States, Joe Bidenunderwent surgery on February 16 for a skin lesion on his chest which turned out to be carcinoma, a type of skin cancer. The White House reported it this Friday and indicated that the intervention concluded successfully.

According to the statement by White House physician Kevin OŽConnor, the surgery took place the day Biden underwent his medical examination. At the time the president was said to enjoy”good healthand was “fit” to perform his duties.

This Friday’s statement explains that that day, at Walter Reed Military Medical Center, Biden had a “skin lesionon the chest. The removed tissue was biopsied and “as expected” contained cancer cells.

All the cancerous tissue was “successfully” removed according to the president’s doctor, who also explained that the entire affected area was treated with “electrodrying”, which consists of drying the tissues with high frequency.

The doctor stressed in this report provided by the White House that basal cell carcinoma lesions “do not tend to spread or cause metastases” as happens in “more serious” cases of skin cancers such as melanoma or squamous cell carcinomas. .

However, he admitted that this type of lesion is cancerous can grow in size and generate more significant problems that require intervention beyond surgical removal.

The biopsied area has “healed well” according to the doctor’s report, which adds that future medical checkups will include dermatological tests.

The White House reported this intervention 15 days after production.

At that moment, which was the day Biden officially underwent a medical examination, the White House did not report this removal nor from tissue biopsy showing carcinoma.

“President Biden is a man of 80 years healthy, vigorous and able to successfully carry out the tasks of the Presidencyincluding the duties of chief executive officer, head of state and commander in chief,” Kevin O’Connor said in his Feb. 16 report.

Biden, the longest-serving president in US history, underwent a physical, neurological, dental and vision exam, as well as gastrointestinal tests that day.

In the report, O’Connor cited the president’s mild acid reflux issues, which require him to clear his throat more frequently when speaking or cause him to cough, symptoms that worsen after meals.

The doctor also mentioned then that Biden suffer from arthritis and that the fracture he made in 2020 in his foot makes him walk stiff.

Finally, as O’Connor said at the time, a “thorough neurological examination” was carried out, which revealed that Biden has not suffered from any ailments in recent months, such as multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s or stroke.