Brazil's president says he has possible skin cancer

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RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro said on Wednesday that he has a possible skin cancer after he had a mole removed from his ear.

Bolsonaro said he was given anesthesia during the operation in the Brazilian Air Force Hospital earlier in the day.

"I was so tired that I just lay down on the bed and slept," he said.

"I have fair skin and I spent much time fishing in my life, I like it very much," the president said. "So there is a chance of skin cancer."

However, the presidency's Communication Secretariat said in a statement that the president is in good health, with no indication of a skin cancer. Enditem

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