Joe Biden recently underwent surgery to remove skin cancer lesions, a spokesperson confirmed on Thursday, marking the latest health challenge for the former president. The disclosure came after video footage surfaced showing Biden leaving a church in Delaware with a fresh scar on his forehead.
Spokesperson Kelly Scully stated that Biden received Mohs surgery, a precise technique used to remove cancerous tissue layer by layer until no evidence of cancer remains. Two years ago, while still in office, Biden had a basal cell carcinoma lesion removed from his chest.
In March, Biden’s office announced that he had been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer that had spread to his bones. “Cancer touches us all,” Biden wrote on social media at the time. “Like so many of you, Jill and I have learned that we are strongest in the broken places.”
The Biden family has faced repeated battles with the disease. Beau Biden, the former president’s son, died of a brain tumour, and Jill Biden has had two cancerous lesions removed.
