First lady Jill Biden recovering after doctors remove multiple cancerous lesions
Christian Datoc
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First lady Jill Biden is recovering in good spirits after doctors removed multiple cancerous lesions during a scheduled Mohs surgery at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Wednesday.
Kevin O’Connor, President Joe Biden‘s physician, confirmed in a memo distributed by the White House following the surgery that the small lesion above the first lady’s right eye, which prompted her to undergo Wednesday’s previously announced surgery, was basal cell carcinoma.
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O’Connor added that, during surgical preparation, the medical team discovered two other lesions, one on the first lady’s left eyelid and a second on her chest, which were also successfully removed. The lesion on her chest was also confirmed to be basal cell carcinoma, and the “fully excised” lesion from her left eye was sent for “standard microscopic examination.”
According to the White House, basal cell carcinoma lesions “do not tend to ‘spread’ or metastasize, as some more serious skin cancers such as melanoma or squamous cell carcinoma are known to do,” and O’Connor noted that the first lady’s “margins were clear of any residual skin cancer cells” during a post-op exam.
As anticipated, the first lady is experiencing some facial swelling and bruising, but is in good spirits and is feeling well,” O’Connor concluded. “She will return to the White House later [Wednesday].”
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Biden spent the day with the first lady at Walter Reed, and has not spoken to the media since O’Connor’s statement was released.