WASHINGTON —Joe Bidenrecently underwent skin cancer surgery, a spokesperson confirmed to USA TODAY, just months after the former president wasdiagnosed with prostate cancer. According to the spokesperson, Biden, 82, had Mohs surgery, a common procedure for treating skin cancer, but did not offer any other information. Biden wasdiagnosed in Maywith an "aggressive form" of prostate cancer that had spread to the bone. He was "experiencing urinary symptoms," and a "nodule" was discovered on his prostate, according to a statement in May. The former presidentthanked supportersfor lifting him and his wife "up with love" after the diagnosis. "Cancer touches us all. Like so many of you, Jill and I have learned that we are strongest in the broken places," Bidenposted on social mediaMay 19. The Biden family has been devastated by cancer before. The former president's son, Beau Biden, died of a brain tumor in 2015. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:Joe Biden underwent surgery to treat skin cancer: Spokesperson
