Joe Biden recently underwent surgery to remove skin cancer lesions, his spokesperson said Thursday, marking the latest health issue for the former president.

Spokesperson Kelly Scully confirmed the procedure to the Associated Press after Inside Edition aired footage on Thursday of Biden leaving a Delaware church with a visible scar on his forehead.

Why It Matters

Biden, 81, previously had a basal cell carcinoma removed from his chest two years ago while in office. In May, his office disclosed that he had been diagnosed with an aggressive prostate cancer that had spread to his bones. "

Cancer has deeply affected the Biden family. His son Beau died of brain cancer in 2015, and First Lady Jill Biden has undergone procedures to remove cancerous lesions.

Cancer touches us all," Biden w

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