McCain Has Surgery for Melanoma
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) underwent successful surgery Monday night to remove a small melanoma from his nose, a spokesman said.
Surgeons at the Mayo Clinic Hospital in Phoenix took about an hour to remove a skin lesion less than one centimeter in size from the left side of McCain’s nose that was considered to be “the earliest form of melanoma,” the statement said. He received a local anesthetic.
“There’s no indication of malignancy, nor was there,” McCain told reporters outside his Phoenix home. “But it’s something that’s important to detect early and get rid of early.”
McCain, 65, is Arizona’s senior senator and a former presidential candidate. He will undergo a 90-minute procedure today to cover the scar from the removal of the melanoma, the spokesman said.
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