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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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John Dunne

US President Joe Biden had cancerous tissue removed, his doctor confirms

US President Joe Biden’s February biopsy confirmed that a skin lesion removed from his chest was a basal cell carcinoma and all cancerous tissue was successfully removed, White House physician Kevin O’Connor said.

Biden, 80, 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.

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