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McCain has had four malignant melanomas a potentially lethal type of skin cancer --
BAKERSFIELD, California (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate John McCain, who has suffered from skin cancer in the past, had a spot removed from his face on Monday during a routine checkup by a doctor in Phoenix, an aide said.
"At this point it was just a precautionary removal," the aide told reporters on McCain's campaign plane.
The aide described the spot, on one of McCain's temples, as being
As a skin cancer survivor, McCain remains at risk for recurrence or new cancers. He gets a skin exam every three to four months.
http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSN2849967620080728
***his vice-pres choice will be very important as McCain may not live out a 4 year term
BAKERSFIELD, California (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate John McCain, who has suffered from skin cancer in the past, had a spot removed from his face on Monday during a routine checkup by a doctor in Phoenix, an aide said.
"At this point it was just a precautionary removal," the aide told reporters on McCain's campaign plane.
The aide described the spot, on one of McCain's temples, as being
and covered with a bandage, the aide said.like a mole. It was visible on the side of his face
Three of them were limited to the top layers of the skin and were not invasive.McCain has had four malignant melanomas -- a potentially lethal type of skin cancer -- surgically removed since 1993.
in 2000. During that surgery, doctors also took out lymph nodes to see if the cancer had spread. The lymph nodes showed no evidence of cancer.The fourth melanoma was invasive and was removed from his left temple
from McCain's skin without complication.Doctors have removed other less serious skin cancers, including basal cell and squamous cell cancers,
As a skin cancer survivor, McCain remains at risk for recurrence or new cancers. He gets a skin exam every three to four months.
http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSN2849967620080728
***his vice-pres choice will be very important as McCain may not live out a 4 year term