US President Joe Biden had a lesion on his chest removed in February that turned out to be basal cell carcinoma, a common form of skin cancer, White House physician Kevin O’Connor said on Friday. noting that no further treatment was necessary.All cancerous tissue was successfully removed, the White House doctor said, adding that Biden would continue to be monitored by dermatologists as part of routine medical care, but the removed area had already healed.According to the results of the February exam, doctors agreed that the 80-year-old Biden was in good health and “fit for duty”. sent for a biopsy.In his letter, O’Connor noted that basal cell carcinomas generally do not spread or metastasize.Biden’s health is under scrutiny as he prepares for an expected second-term nomination in 2024. His wife, Jill Biden, said he plans to run, although there is no had an official declaration of the president’s intentions.Whether Biden, who is already America’s oldest president, should run for the White House again is a matter of debate among Democrats.Biden’s three-hour meeting with doctors at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center outside Washington was his second extensive medical since taking office in January 2021.

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