Former US President Joe Biden recently underwent surgery to remove cancerous cells from his skin, just months after he was diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer.

The procedure, known as Mohs surgery, is commonly used to treat the most common forms of skin cancer.

Biden’s spokesperson did not say when the surgery took place, but is recovering well, US media reported. New Feature

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In August the former president was pictured leaving a church in Delaware with a bandaged scar on his forehead.

Biden revealed in May he had been diagnosed with metastatic prostate cancer.

His team described the illness as aggressive but hormone-sensitive, meaning it is likely to respond to treatment.

Biden previously had a skin lesion remov

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