McCain has spot of skin removed as precaution

[sabra]

Source: AP

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - Three-time melanoma survivor John McCain had a spot of skin removed from his right cheek early Monday that he said would undergo a biopsy as a precaution.

The Republican presidential candidate told reporters he had his routine three-month check up with his dermatologist.

"She said that I was doing fine, took a small little nick from my cheek, as she does regularly, and that will be biopsied just to make sure that everything is fine," he said.

McCain sported a small bandage near his right temple as he campaigned in California, and wore a baseball cap as he talked with reporters. He encouraged people to stay out of the sun, and wear sunscreen as much as possible to prevent melanoma.

"If you ever have any slight discoloration, please go to your dermatologist or your doctor and get it checked up on," he said.



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[billyoc]

1. Before and After the tumor removal:

[bigworld]

2. well played, Billy! :)

[billyoc]

4. He looks better, no?

:rofl:

[Hestia]

6. Good one - LMAO!!

[billyoc]

7. I know! They're really doing great work these days.

;)

[LiberalFighter]

10. Wrong spot removed.

[TheCowsCameHome]

13. Good thing he did remove it - Look how fast it spread from his ass!

[Vinca]

15. The Liebertumor. ROFL!

:rofl:

[sentelle]

19. somehow

I thought that the after was gonna be skeletor.

[thereismore]

3. I'd say take all of his skin as a precaution. That's a joke. nt

[tekisui]

5. Presumptive Nominee steps aside for health conditions in 3...2....1...

Will it be before or after the Convention?

[Changenow]

14. If this is melanoma it's at least his fifth time at bat

The pathology tests that will be performed early next week are crucial because if the cancer is confined to the skin, as preliminary tests earlier in the week and today indicated, Mr. McCain's prognosis will be as favorable as it was after the malignant melanoma was removed from his left shoulder in 1993. Mr. McCain received no therapy beyond surgical removal of the shoulder melanoma, and doctors have pronounced him cured of it.

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?sec=health&res=9C0CE3DA103EF933A1575BC0A9669C8B63



Melanoma raises the biggest health concerns. McCain has had four separate spots of melanoma removed from his head and arm on three occasions -- in 1993, 2000 and 2002. Three spots were very early stage, when they were in the uppermost skin surface and easily cut out.

But one, on his left temple in 2000, was invasive melanoma, what doctors call an "intermediate risk" melanoma because of its thickness -- 2.2 millimeters. McCain required surgery to remove and examine lymph nodes that showed no sign of spread.

http://209.85.215.104/search?q=cache:qDiFCh2BKHIJ:www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article%3FAID%3D/20080524/POLITICS01/805240382+mccain+cancer+2004&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=2&gl=us

[Eurobabe]

8. Here we go, the GOPers want McCane out.

He was a trial balloon anyhow.

[godai]

9. Photo shows what was removed

[DemoTex]

11. I have exactly the same spot in the same place from a removal last Friday.

But, then again, I have never had a melanoma (only basal and squamous cell carcinomas). Looks like a scraping .. no sutures that I can see.

[KamaAina]

12. You know if it were our guy, the hed would scream "Obama has cancer surgery"

You just know it. :eyes:

[rove karl rove]

16. doesn't bode well

given his past medical record. Hope he's okay, despite his politics.

[bobd0]

17. "If you ever have any slight discoloration...

...please go to your dermatologist or your doctor and get it checked up on," he said.

Unless you're one of the 50 million or so Americans without health care. Then, instead of seeing your dermatologist or doctor, please just go drop dead.

Another example of just how out of touch McCain is. McCain must think we're all like him; married to a multi-millionaire, collecting $165,000 in salary as a senator with the best free health care benefits OUR taxpayer dollars can buy, AND all while he collects over $58,000 a year in "DISGRACEFUL" Social Security and disability benefits.

Yet McCain had no problem voting against expanding health care for the State Children’s Health Insurance Program. And McCain's idea of reforming health care is providing tax credits to people who can't afford to pay for health care to begin with.

TYPICAL HEARTLESS, GREEDY, ELITIST REPUBLICAN.

McCain's repeated bouts with melanoma would be a death sentence for millions of Americans. "Ditto" that evil bastard Cheney's heart problems. But in a true sign of where their priorities really are, what's good enough for them is too good for us.

[rainbow4321]

18. Guess they figured they could't blame the low car roof again? n/t

Cuz, after all, didn't they say something about the car roof being lower in Canada than what he was used to in the US?

[Zorro]

20. I thought the news report was

he had "mold" removed.

[jazzjunkysue]

21. Nope. Cindy's still there.

Did I say that?