Laura Bush Has Tumor Removed

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WASHINGTON — First lady Laura Bush had a skin cancer tumor removed from her right shin in early November. The procedure was not disclosed until last night.

The cancer was identified as a squamous cell carcinoma, a malignant tumor that is the second most common form of skin cancer.

The first lady’s press secretary, Susan Whitson, said it was “a little surgical procedure. It’s no big deal.”


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