Jill Biden had two skin cancers removed

The White House reported Jan. 11 that surgeons have removed a cancerous growth over First Lady Jill Biden's right eye and one on her chest, while a third, on her left eyelid, is being examined. Writes about it APNews.

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According to Dr. Kevin O'Connor, US President Joe Biden's physician, examinations showed that a mass above Jill Biden's right eye and a mass on her chest were confirmed to be basal cell carcinoma. According to O'Connor's report, the lesion on her left eyelid was "completely excised and sent for standard microscopic examination".

Basal cell carcinoma is the most common type of skin cancer, but also the most treatable. It is considered to be highly treatable, especially if detected early. It is a slow growing cancer that is usually limited to the surface of the skin (doctors can almost always remove it entirely with a shallow incision) and rarely causes serious complications or becomes life-threatening.

The Bidens spent the day at Walter Reed National Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, where the 71-year-old first lady underwent a routine outpatient procedure (Mohs operation) to remove and examine the masses. After almost nine hours in the hospital, the President returned to the White House alone.

Press Secretary Jill Biden said the first lady returned to the White House on January 11 in the evening. She "felt well and was in a good mood."

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O'Connor said the first lady had "some facial swelling and bruising".

Basal cell carcinoma is so common that there are no exact estimates of the number of patients. The American Cancer Society classifies it as another easily treatable type called squamous cell carcinoma. According to the organization, about 3,3 million Americans develop one of these two types every year, and the vast majority of them are basal cell types.

In a Jan. 4 memo from O'Connor, the First Lady's office announced that doctors had discovered a mass above her right eye during a recent routine skin cancer screening. Lesions removed from her chest and left eyelid were discovered on 11 January.

Mohs surgery involves cutting away thin layers of skin and examining each layer for signs of cancer. Doctors continue to remove and examine layers of skin until the signs of cancer disappear.

Doctors recommended removing the lesion above Jill Biden's right eye "as a precaution," O'Connor wrote in the report.

The Skin Cancer Foundation said the delicate skin around the eyes is particularly vulnerable to damage from the sun's ultraviolet rays. Sun exposure is a major risk factor for the development of basal cell carcinoma.

Jill Biden underwent the procedure the morning after she and the president returned from Mexico City, where he held two days of talks with the leaders of Mexico and Canada. The First Lady of the United States maintained a separate schedule of meetings with women, children and her colleagues from both countries.

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Biden accompanied his wife to the hospital, as he had done in her previous medical appointments since he became president.

“It's about his wife today, that's the president's focus right now,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said when asked about Biden's activities in the hospital while doctors cared for the first lady. “The President has supported his wife for 45 years.”

Biden accompanied his wife to an outpatient center near the George Washington University campus in April 2021 for a medical procedure that the White House called only "routine."

He accompanied the first lady to the hospital in July 2021 for outpatient treatment after she pierced her left leg while walking on the beach in Hawaii. Jill Biden stopped there on her way back from the Tokyo Olympics on her way to Washington.

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