1 of 4 | President Joe Biden delivers remarks at the Conference of Mayors in Washington, D.C., on January 17. The former president underwent a procedure to remove cancerous skin cells. File Photo by Yuri Gripas/UPI | License Photo
Former President Joe Biden had a procedure done to remove cancerous skin cells, his spokesperson announced Thursday.
His team confirmed to NBC News and ABC News that Biden had a Mohs surgery, which removes affected skill cells. Doctors typically use the procedure to treat various types of skin cancer, including basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma and melanoma.
The spokesperson said Biden was recovering well from the procedure but declined to specify the former president’s exact diagnosis.
It wasn’t revealed when he had the surgery, though NBC News reported he was spotted leaving church in Greenville, Del., in late August with a bandage on his head.
Doctors removed a basal cell carcinoma lesion from Biden’s chest in March 2023. That procedure required no additional treatment.
In May, the former president announced he was being treated for an “aggressive” form of prostate cancer after doctors found a small nodule on his prostate.
Biden’s son, Beau Biden, died from brain cancer in 2015 at the age of 46. This inspired the then-vice president to establish the Cancer Moonshot initiative with the goal of “ending cancer as we know it.”
President Joe Biden attends farewell ceremony
President Joe Biden smiles during the Department of Defense’s Commander in Chief Farewell Ceremony at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall in Arlington, Va., on January 16, 2025. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo
