Politics | John McCain McCain Mole Not Cancerous Biopsy shows no skin cancer By Peter Fearon Posted Jul 29, 2008 10:00 PM CDT Copied John McCain, who has had four previous malignant melanomas removed, is cancer free, doctors say. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) A biopsy performed on a mole removed from John McCain's face shows no sign of skin cancer. The brief cancer scare came after a routine dermatological check-up, Reuters reports. The 72-year-old Senator has had four malignant melanomas—the most serious form of skin cancer—removed since 1993. Read These Next New Year's Day dog walk ended with kidnapping attempt, shot fired. A look at cities expected to get hit hardest by the storm. Authorities have finally caught up with former Olympian Ryan Wedding. Former NFL player Kevin Johnson was killed at a homeless camp. Report an error