White House: Jill Biden surgery on lesion ‘proceeding well’

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE
Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — The first lady’s office says Jill Biden’s surgery to remove a potentially cancerous lesion above her right eye is “proceeding well and as expected.” Biden is at the Walter Reed military hospital near Washington where the 71-year-old first lady is having surgery to remove the lesion. Her office announced last week that doctors discovered the lesion during a recent routine skin cancer screening. A further update is expected. President Joe Biden accompanied his wife to the hospital. That surgery involves cutting away thin layers of skin and examining each layer for signs of cancer. Doctors keep removing layers of skin and examining them until there are no signs of cancer.