Rachel Maddow says she had surgery to remove skin cancer
She went to the dermatologist after her partner, Susan Mikula, noticed a change in one of her moles

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Rachel Maddow is back to work after taking some time off to recover. On Wednesday night’s episode of The Rachel Maddow Show, the host shared that she was out for a few days after receiving surgery for skin cancer at NYU Langone Hospital.
Maddow explained that while she and her partner of 22 years, Susan Mikula, were out at a baseball game, Mikula noticed a mole on Maddow’s neck looked a little different.
When it comes to early detection of skin cancer, dermatologists suggest people take stock of any moles they have and come in for a checkup if there are any noticeable changes. The ABCDE method, which stands for “asymmetry,” “border,” “color,” “diameter,” and “evolving,” allows people to track and classify any significant changes.