John McCain had a small, mole-like growth removed from the right side of his face near his temple during a quarterly visit to the doctor Monday morning.

The Arizona senator is currently wearing a small bandage over the spot.

The aide said the doctor was not worried about the spot, rather it was a "precautionary removal," an aide said.

Doctors will conduct further tests on the growth but the campaign spokesman says the doctor did not believe the growth was at all cancerous.

"She said that I was doing fine," McCain, a three-time melanoma survivor, told reporters on a presidential campaign visit to an oil rig where he spoke briefly about his proposed energy plan. "She took a small little nick from my cheek, as she does regularly, and that will be biopsied just to make sure everything is fine."

McCain has battled melanoma, a form of cancer, ever since he experienced severe sun damage from his 5 1/2 years in Vietnamese prison camps. He gets an in-depth skin cancer check every few months because of a medical history of dangerous melanomas.

He had sported a small bandaged on his upper right cheek on his campaign plane Monday but had removed it by the time he spoke with reporters. A small, dark spot stood out clearly on his face.

McCain urged Americans to stay out of the sun and wear sunscreen, particularly during the summer.

"If you ever have any slight discoloration please go to your dermatologist or your doctor and get it checked out as soon as possible," he said.

Asked if his doctor was confident the problem was nothing serious, McCain replied, "Sure, sure."

FOX News' Moshe Oinounou and The Associated Press contributed to this report.