New York Times: Don't Forget, John McCain Had Melanoma!

Now, as an icon of the Left, the New York Times would never discriminate against anyone on the basis of a prior medical condition and the Times would certainly condemn anyone who did.

They're just reminding you of this just in case you are the kind of person who would discriminate.

Along with his signature bright white hair, the most striking aspects of Senator John McCain’s physical appearance are his puffy left cheek and the scar that runs down the back of his neck.

The marks are cosmetic reminders of the melanoma surgery he underwent in August 2000. Mr. McCain, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, sometimes tells audiences that he has “more scars than Frankenstein.”

The operation was performed mainly to determine whether the melanoma, a potentially fatal form of skin cancer, had spread from his left temple to a key lymph node in his neck; a preliminary pathology test at the time showed that it had not.

Just so you know.