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Posted on September 4, 2025
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Joe Biden had Mohs surgery to remove skin cancerous cells. This follows his prostate cancer diagnosis. He ended his re-election bid in 2024.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Former U.S. President Joe Biden recently underwent surgery to remove cancerous cells from his skin, a spokesperson for the Democrat said on Friday.
The procedure, known as Mohs surgery, is commonly used to treat the most common forms of skin cancer.
The surgery comes just months after Biden, 82, revealed in May that he had been diagnosed with metastatic prostate cancer. His team described the illness as aggressive but hormone-sensitive, meaning it is likely to respond to treatment.
Biden previously had a skin lesion removed during a routine physical in 2023 while serving as president. That lesion was identified as basal cell carcinoma.
Biden's physical health and mental acuity were frequent topics of scrutiny during his presidency. He abruptly ended his bid for re-election in July 2024, just weeks after a faltering debate performance against Donald Trump triggered widespread concern within the Democratic Party.
Biden was the oldest person ever elected president at the time of his 2020 victory. That record was surpassed last year when Trump, now 79, was elected president.
Since leaving office, Biden has kept a relatively low profile, making only a few public appearances. In April, he delivered a speech defending the Social Security Administration against proposed cuts from the Trump administration.
(Reporting by Nandita Bose, Jasper Ward and Steve Holland; editing by Scott Malone and Himani Sarkar)
Biden underwent Mohs surgery, a common procedure used to treat the most common forms of skin cancer.
Biden revealed in May that he had been diagnosed with metastatic prostate cancer, described as aggressive but hormone-sensitive.
In 2023, Biden had a skin lesion removed during a routine physical, which was identified as basal cell carcinoma.
Biden's physical health and mental acuity were frequent topics of scrutiny during his presidency, especially considering his age.
Since leaving office, Biden has kept a relatively low profile, making only a few public appearances.
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