Representative was diagnosed with basal cell carcinoma; The politician’s doctor reports that the skin containing cancer cells has been removed and his body is now free of residual cancer cells.
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The President of the United States Joe Biden, had a common type of skin cancer. Confirmation came from a biopsy of a lesion removed from the US President’s chest last month. It was a basal carcinoma. Kevin O’Connor, White House Physician and Biden’s professional assistant, released a letter to Press Secretary Karine JeanPierre stating that the diagnosis was expected and that “all cancerous tissue was successfully removed and the margins were free of residual skin cancer.” cells” without the need for additional treatments. Biden will remain under “dermatological surveillance” for the time being and the area where the tissue containing the cancer lesion was removed has made a satisfactory recovery. “Basal cell carcinoma lesions do not tend to ‘spread’ or metastasize like some more serious skin cancers such as melanoma or squamous cell carcinoma,” explained O’Connor. First, the lesion was removed by the President of the US took place in February and the White House had announced it would take a few days to test the substance. Other examinations of the head, ears, eyes, nose and throat were normal. Considered senile, confused or incapacitated by many Republicans, neurological tests found no evidence of stroke, multiple sclerosis or Parkinson’s disease. Currently, Biden is 80 years old and the number will increase on November 20th.
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