Joe Biden's spokesperson shares update on his health following skin cancer surgery
It's unclear when the former president had the procedure
Joe Biden recently underwent surgery to remove skin cancer lesions, his spokesperson said.
The procedure is the latest health challenge for the former US president whose office announced in May had been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer that had spread to his bones.
His office announced at the time: "Last week, President Joe Biden was seen for a new finding of a prostate nodule after experiencing increasing urinary symptoms.
"On Friday he was diagnosed with prostate cancer, characterized by a Gleason score of 9 (Grade Group 5) with metastasis to the bone."
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The statement continued: "While this represents a more aggressive form of the disease, the cancer appears to be hormone-sensitive which allows for effective management.
"The President and his family are reviewing treatment options with his physicians."
Now Biden's spokesperson Kelly Scully has confirmed that he's had surgery after a video was published of Biden leaving church in Delaware with a fresh scar on his forehead.
She said he received Mohs surgery, a procedure used to cut away skin until no evidence of cancer remains.
Two years ago, while Biden was in office, he had a lesion removed from his chest. The lesion was basal cell carcinoma, a common form of skin cancer that chef Gordon Ramsay has recently been treated for too.
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Niamh Shackleton