Former President of the United States, Joe Biden, recently underwent surgery for skin cancer, his spokeswoman announced.

According to what he told CBS News, Biden underwent Mohs surgery, a procedure used to progressively remove tissue until there is no longer any evidence of cancer cells. No further details of the incident were given.

Biden, 82, had appeared in recent days with a wound on the right side of his head, which raised questions about his health. It’s not the first time he’s faced skin cancer problems:in 2023 he had a cancerous lesion removed from his chest during a screening, and previously, before assuming the presidency, he had undergone removals for non-melanoma skin cancers.

In addition to these, in May, Biden was diagnosed with aggressive prostate cancer that has metastasized to the bones, a fact he had publicly announced. “Cancer touches us all,” he wrote in a post at the time. “Like so many of you, Jill and I have learned that we are getting stronger in the places we have broken.”

Since leaving the White House in January, Biden has significantly curtailed his public appearances, and information about his health has been of increasing interest. He and his wife, Jill, remain active supporters of research and the fight against cancer, having also experienced the loss of their son, Bo Biden, in 2015 to brain cancer.