Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan To Undergo Skin Cancer Treatment

ANNAPOLIS, MD — Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan is being treated for skin cancer though it is unrelated to his previous cancer diagnosis, Hogan said at a press conference Thursday.

"I had a couple things taken off my forehead," Hogan said, addressing a question a reporter had previously asked him about bandaids on his forehead. "It did turn out to be a very non serious skin cancer."

Hogan said it was basal and squamous carcinoma and not melanoma. The rest of the cancer will be removed on Saturday and Hogan would return to work on Monday.

"It’s basically sun damage and it’s the output of many years of not protecting myself with sunscreen," Hogan said, adding that he used to a lifeguard in Florida where he didn't use sunscreen because he wanted to look good with a tan.

He advised everyone to use sunscreen.

The skin cancer is unrelated to the non-Hodgkins lymphoma he was diagnosed with in 2015. Hogan undergoes PET scans every 90 days and said he is currently cancer free.

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