Jill Biden Goes To Walter Reed Hospital After Cancerous Lesions Found

Jill Biden recently underwent surgery to get a small lesion over her right eye removed.

The lesion was found to be cancerous and was removed by doctors at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.

White House Physician Dr. Kevin O’Connor stated “All cancerous tissue was successfully removed, and the margins were clear of any residual skin cancer cells.”

Dr. O’Connor also noted an “additional area of concern” was also surgically removed.

Jill Biden Is in 'Good Spirits' After Having Skin Cancer Lesions Removed from Above Her Eye and Chest https://t.co/igC3ZGrSEy

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Doctors removed lesions from above first lady Jill Biden’s right eye and the left part of her chest using Mohs surgery. The skin cancer Biden was treated for — basal cell carcinoma — is highly treatable and the most common form of skin cancer, experts say. https://t.co/GRbeqIvQQL

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ABC News had these details to add:

Jill Biden underwent an outpatient procedure at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Wednesday to remove a small lesion above her right eye that was found to be cancerous.

“All cancerous tissue was successfully removed, and the margins were clear of any residual skin cancer cells,” White House Physician Dr. Kevin O’Connor said in a memo to the first lady’s press secretary Vanessa Valdivia released Wednesday afternoon. “We will monitor the area closely as it heals, but do not anticipate any more procedures will be needed.”

The physician also noted that during her pre-op examination, an “additional area of concern” was identified on the left side of her chest, which was “consistent with potential basal cell carcinoma” and also removed using Mohs surgery. O’Connor said basal carcinoma cells don’t tend to metastasize, as other skin cancers do.

“As anticipated, the First Lady is experiencing some facial swelling and bruising but is in good spirits and feeling well,” O’Connor said.

The lesion was discovered during a routine skin cancer screening and doctors had recommended it protectively be removed and analyzed for any signs of cancer through a procedure called Mohs surgery.

Jill Biden is "feeling well" after the removal of two lesions that were identified as a common form of skin cancer, the White House physician says https://t.co/oO5esuuslb

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CNN shared these details:

Jill Biden on Wednesday spent several hours at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, undergoing a scheduled outpatient procedure that revealed a second area of concern for skin cancer.

According to a letter issued by White House physician Dr. Kevin O’Connor, Biden had a Mohs surgery to remove and examine a lesion above her right eye, which was recently discovered during a routine skin cancer checkup.

“The procedure confirmed the small lesion was basal cell carcinoma,” O’Connor wrote in the letter. “All cancerous tissue was successfully removed, and the margins were clear of any residual skin cancer cells.”

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However, during a pre-operative consultation, O’Connor noted “an additional area of concern was identified on the left side of the first lady’s chest.”

This area was also treated with Mohs surgery on Wednesday, prolonging the length of the overall procedure and keeping the first lady, who was accompanied by President Joe Biden through most of the day, at Walter Reed longer than a White House official had previously indicated to CNN.

The chest lesion was also confirmed to be basal cell carcinoma, according to O’Connor, and was “successfully removed.”

A separate small lesion on the first lady’s left eyelid was also found during the operation and was removed, O’Connor wrote. That lesion was sent for “standard microscopic examination.”

Update from Dr. Kevin O’Connor, Physician to the President, following the First Lady’s Mohs surgery today: pic.twitter.com/2dxyDCCeeQ

— Vanessa Valdivia (@vvaldivia46) January 11, 2023

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