Former President Joe Biden recently underwent an operation to remove skin cancer lesions on his forehead.
Inside Edition had published pictures of Biden with scars on his forehead as he left church in Greenville, Delaware, last month.
Biden spokeswoman Kelly Scully said he received Mohs surgery, a procedure where surgeons cut away skin until no evidence of cancer remains. It’s unclear when Biden underwent the surgery.
In 2023, Biden had a skin cancer lesion removed from his chest. The lesion was determined to be basal cell carcinoma, a common form of skin cancer.
Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the United States, and an estimated 1 in every 5 Americans will develop it at some point in their life.
The former president was diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer in May. The cancer metastasized to his bones, and many politicians across both parties rallied around the former president.
His office said at the time that the cancer appeared “hormone-sensitive” and that he was pursuing several forms of treatment.
The former president dropped out of the presidential race in July 2024 after health concerns emerged following his poor debate performance against President Donald Trump.
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Biden endorsed his vice president, Kamala Harris, to take his place, and she lost in an electoral landslide to Trump in November last year.
One of his sons, Beau Biden, died of brain cancer in 2015. His wife, Jill Biden, has also had cancerous skin lesions removed.
