McCain Has Mole Removed

(CBS)

John McCain had a mole removed this morning at his doctor's office in Phoenix which was discovered during his routine three month check-up. The candidate is sporting a small band-aid on his face but the campaign said doctors are not concerned and that, pending further tests, all indications are that the mole was benign.

McCain has a history of skin cancer, having had four different spots of melanoma removed in the past. It has been six years since the last episode and health records released this spring showed the candidate cancer-free and generally in good health.

*Update: While campaigning in California, McCain told reporters that his dermatologist "took a small little nick from my cheek, as she does regularly, and that will be biopsied just to make sure that everything is fine."

Wearing a small bandage on his right temple, McCain encouraged people to wear sunscreen.

"If you ever have any slight discoloration, please go to your dermatologist or your doctor and get it checked up on," he said.