New York Governor Kathy Hochul (D) revealed she has skin cancer.
Gov. Hochul announced her diagnosis to reporters Thursday following a public safety press conference in Manhattan.
Hochul told reporters her physician discovered the skin cancer during a routine checkup “a few weeks ago.”
“A tiny, tiny speck on my nose, you can’t even see it,” Hochul told reporters. In an “excess of precaution,” Hochul said she will have the tumor removed Friday morning.
“I’ll be out of commission for about an hour or two tomorrow morning,” Hochul said, adding that when she does return to work “there will be a bandage on my nose.”
“I encourage everyone to make sure that they do get regular checkups and follow through,” Hochul said.
Basal cell carcinoma is the most common form of skin cancer with about 3.6 million cases of the disease diagnosed each year, according to The Skin Cancer Foundation.
The disease is becoming more common, in part, due to better skin cancer detection, overall increased sun exposure and people living longer, according to the American Cancer Society.
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