Skin Cancer Easy to Cure if Found Early

A bandage can be seen on the right shin of First lady Laura Bush, left, as she stands with President Bush during a Hanukkah celebration at the White House in Washington Monday, Dec. 18, 2006. First lady Laura Bush had a skin cancer tumor removed from her right shin in early November. The procedure was not disclosed until Monday night. The cancer was identified as a squamous cell carcinoma, a malignant tumor that is the second most common form of skin cancer. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

(AP) -- Laura Bush's skin cancer came with a classic symptom, a slow-healing sore. That made it hard to ignore, a good thing: Remove skin cancer early, and it's easy to cure.

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