President Biden had a small skin lesion on his chest that turned out to be cancerous, removed during a physical examination last month, and “does not require further treatment,” the White House physician announced Friday, according to News.ro.

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The tissue was removed during a procedure at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Maryland on Feb. 16 and sent for a routine biopsy, Dr. Kevin O’Connor said in a letter released Friday by the White House. Tests confirmed that the lesion was basal cell carcinoma, the most common form of skin cancer, the doctor said.

“All the cancerous tissue was successfully removed,” O’Connor said.

O’Connor explained that basal cell carcinoma lesions usually do not spread as they do with some more serious skin cancers, such as melanoma or squamous cell carcinoma. He also said the biopsy site had “healed well” and that doctors would continue to monitor the president’s skin.

In January, First Lady Jill Biden also had some damage to her chest and face surgically removed. Two lesions were confirmed to be basal cell carcinoma, and one was sent for further evaluation. O’Connor also said at the time that the procedure successfully removed all the cancerous tissue.

According to the American Academy of Dermatology, CBS News reports, approximately 2 million Americans are diagnosed with basal cell carcinoma each year in the United States alone. According to the Skin Cancer Foundation, with early detection and treatment, almost all basal cell carcinomas can be successfully removed without complications. But without timely treatment, the tumor can grow, become more dangerous and require more complex treatment.

Joe Biden spent about three hours at Walter Reed during his routine medical visit last month when the lesion was removed. O’Connor said at the time that the 80-year-old president remains “fit for duty” and “executes all of his duties without limitation.”

The president has shown no symptoms of “long-term COVID” since contracting the coronavirus last summer, and his atrial fibrillation remains stable, O’Connor said. Joe Biden continues to take medication to prevent blood clots and control cholesterol, according to his doctor.