WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden recently underwent surgery to remove skin cancer lesions, a spokesperson said Thursday, the latest health challenge for the former president.
His spokesperson Kelly Scully confirmed the surgery after Inside Edition published video of Biden leaving church in Delaware with a fresh scar on his forehead.
She said Biden received Mohs surgery, a procedure used to cut away skin until no evidence of cancer remains.
Two years ago, while Biden was in office, he had a lesion removed from his chest. The lesion was basal cell carcinoma, a common form of skin cancer.
In May, Biden’s office announced that he had been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer that had spread to his bones.
“Cancer touches us all,” Biden wrote on social media at the time. “Like so many of you, Jill and I have learned that we are strongest in the broken places.”
The Biden family has faced cancer repeatedly over the years. Biden’s son Beau died of a brain tumor, and his wife, Jill, had two cancerous lesions removed.
This story has been updated to correct when Biden's office announced his prostate cancer diagnosis. It was May 2025, not March.
FILE - Former President Joe Biden speaks during the National Bar Association's 100th Annual Awards Gala in Chicago, July 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)
DENVER (AP) — Evgeni Malkin scored twice in a four-goal first period and added an assist in his return from a five-game suspension for slashing, sparking the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 7-2 victory over the league-leading Colorado Avalanche on Monday night.
Malkin's punishment from the NHL was for raising his stick and striking Buffalo Sabres defenseman Rasmus Dahlin on the helmet and shoulder during their game on March 5. The 39-year-old Malkin has been suspended three times in his career.
Anthony Mantha, Elmer Soderblom, Erik Karlsson, Bryan Rust and Noel Acciari also scored for the Penguins, who matched their season high for goals on just 20 shots while playing for the 11th straight game without star center Sidney Crosby. Pittsburgh's leading scorer, who sustained a lower-body injury while playing for Canada in the Winter Olympics last month, has been skating with the team during this five-game trip that wraps up Wednesday.
Karlsson added two assists and has three goals and 11 assists in his last 10 games for the Penguins, who moved two points ahead of the New York Islanders for sole possession of second place in the Metropolitan Division.
Nathan MacKinnon and Brent Burns scored for the Avalanche, who matched their most goals allowed in a game this season. Scott Wedgewood, the league leader in save percentage and goals-against average, was pulled 13 minutes in after falling behind 3-1 on five shots. Wedgewood was replaced by Mackenzie Blackwood, who made 11 saves.
Colorado has lost three of four and leads Dallas in both the Central Division and overall NHL standings by three points. The Avalanche have one game in hand on the Stars.
Pittsburgh plays at Carolina on Wednesday.
Colorado hosts Dallas on Wednesday.
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Pittsburgh Penguins center Connor Dewar, right, collects the puck as Colorado Avalanche left wing Joel Kiviranta (94) and right wing Valeri Nichushkin, back left, defend in the second period of an NHL hockey game Monday, March 16, 2026, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Arturs Silvos (37) pins Colorado Avalanche center Parker Kelly (17) to the net as Penguins defenseman Kris Letang (58) looks to clear the puck in the first period of an NHL hockey game Monday, March 16, 2026, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Pittsburgh Penguins right winger Anthony Mantha, center, is congratulated after scoring a goal by right wing Rickard Rakell, left, and right wing Bryan Rust in the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Colorado Avalanche, Monday, March 16, 2026, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Erik Karlsson reacts after scoring against the Colorado Avalanche in the second period of an NHL hockey game Monday, March 16, 2026, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Pittsburgh Penguins center Evgeni Malkin, back center, is congratulated after scoring a goal by defenseman Connor Clifton, back left, right wing Rickard Rakell, back right, and defenseman Ryan Shea in the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Colorado Avalanche Monday, March 16, 2026, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
