SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Jul 29, 2008 (UPI via COMTEX) -- U.S. Sen. John McCain,
R-Ariz., a melanoma cancer survivor, had a spot of skin removed from his face
during a routine checkup, aides said.
McCain, the presumptive Republican Party presidential candidate, has had a
history of dangerous melanomas.
During a campaign stop in Bakersfield, Calif., McCain denied he had any serious
problems when he discussed the procedure, the Los Angeles Times reported
Tuesday.
"As I do every three months, I visited my dermatologist this morning (Monday)
and she said I was doing fine," McCain said. "She took a small little nick from
my cheek, as she does regularly, and that will be biopsied just to make sure
everything is fine."
McCain's campaign distributed a statement from Michael Yardley, head of public
affairs for the Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, Ariz., who said "a biopsy was ordered
of a very small area on Senator McCain's right cheek. This is a routine minor
procedure."
McCain has had four malignant melanomas surgically removed since 1993.
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