Alaska governor undergoes minor skin cancer surgery

News Home Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy shakes the hands of state legislators as he prepares to deliver the 2023 State of the State address to the Alas...

August 16, 2023
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News Home Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy shakes the hands of state legislators as he prepares to deliver the 2023 State of the State address to the Alaska Legislature on Monday, Jan. 23, 2023. (Photo by James Brooks/Alaska Beacon) Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Gov. Mike Dunleavy underwent outpatient surgery on Wednesday for skin cancer, his office said this week, and the governor returned to work the following day. The procedure was announced on the governor's social media accounts, which said the 62-year-old 'underwent a procedure this afternoon to address recently detected basal cell carcinoma.

James Brooks Alaska Beacon