First Lady, President Given Clean Bills of Health in Exams
First Lady Nancy Reagan had her first major examination Friday since her cancerous left breast was removed six months ago, and the White House physician said the exam showed no cancer in her right breast.
Dr. John Hutton also said dental X-rays performed on President Reagan showed that he requires no immediate treatment.
The exams were performed at Bethesda Naval Medical Center in suburban Maryland before the Reagans left to spend the weekend at Camp David, Md.
“The President had a series of routine dental X-rays in the dental clinic while Mrs. Reagan had her first post-operative mammogram,” Hutton said. “The mammogram was negative. No immediate treatment of any kind is required as a result of today’s procedures on the President and First Lady.”
The White House said earlier that the examinations were not prompted by any current physical problems.
Elaine Crispen, Mrs. Reagan’s press secretary, said: “It’s wise and routine to check the other breast” after surgery of the kind the First Lady had six months ago.
She said that Mrs. Reagan has had periodic examinations since her operation last Oct. 17 but that this was her first X-ray of the right breast.
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