A polyp removed during President Joe Biden’s colonoscopy last week “is a benign, slow-growing, but considered precancerous lesion,” the White House doctor said in a letter released on Wednesday (24).
Kevin O’Connor, the president’s physician, said there is no further action needed at this time. The polyp has been identified as a “tubular adenoma,” which is similar to what Biden removed in 2008.
Routine checking is recommended and that Biden should have another colonoscopy in seven to 10 years, the doctor said.
Biden briefly transferred power to Vice President Kamala Harris last Friday as she went through the procedure, making her the first woman to assume presidential powers in US history.
In addition to the colonoscopy, Biden had a physical exam and O’Connor declared the president to be “healthy” and “vigorous” and fit for duty.
Biden, 79, is the oldest person to hold the presidency of the United States.
Reference: CNN Brasil
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