Rachel Maddow undergoing treatment for skin cancer

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Rachel Maddow at Rockefeller Center on March 15, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images for NBC)
 
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MSNBC anchor Rachel Maddow revealed Wednesday night that she was diagnosed with skin cancer after her partner noticed an odd mole.

Maddow, 48, said she and Susan Mikula were at a minor league baseball game “a couple months ago” when Susan pointed out that a mole on her neck had changed.

“Long story short, Susan was right,” Maddow said during her show. “I went to the dermatologist… did a biopsy, turns out it was skin cancer.”

The anchor said she underwent surgery at NYU Langone on Friday, which explained the Band-Aid on her neck and her few days off the air.

“I am going to be absolutely fine. I…

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