Posted by Jed Lewison on Mon Jul 28, 2008 at 11:26 AM Pacific
McCain Aide: "Nothing that looked in any way cancerous"
McCain Has Mole-Like Skin Removed
ABC News' Bret Hovell Reports: John McCain had a small piece of mole-like skin removed from his right temple this morning at a regularly scheduled dermatological checkup in Phoenix.
Update: Video of McCain talking about his doctor's visit:
Political Radar's report, continued:
"It was just a precautionary measure," a campaign aide said when she told reporters about the procedure aboard McCain's plane.
McCain can be seen wearing a bandage on that spot.
The aide said that it was "nothing that looked in any way cancerous."
Meanwhile, Barack Obama had a sore hip checked out by an orthopedist. He tweaked it playing basketball, and expects to be back to 100% in a week or so.
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