Doctor: Lesion removed from Biden’s chest was cancerous

A skin lesion removed from Biden's chest last month was a basal cell carcinoma — a common form of skin cancer — his doctor said Friday, March 3, adding that no further treatment was required. A skin lesion removed from Biden's chest last month was a basal cell carcinoma — a common form of skin cancer — his doctor said Friday, March 3, adding that no further treatment was required. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — A skin lesion removed from President Joe Biden’s chest last month was a basal cell carcinoma — a common form of skin cancer — his doctor said Friday, adding that no further treatment was required. Dr. Kevin O’Connor, the White House doctor who has served as Biden’s longtime physician, said “all cancerous tissue was successfully removed” during the president’s routine physical on Feb. 16. First lady Jill Biden in January had two basal cell lesions removed from her right eye and chest.