Pope Leo discharged from hospital after lung cancer surgery
Doctors said blood tests and a chest X-ray cleared Pope Leo XIV for discharge after lung surgery, and he is expected to resume public prayers Sunday.
- Pope Leo XIV was discharged from a Rome hospital on October 17, four days after undergoing lung cancer surgery.
- Doctors removed the lower lobe of his right lung after diagnosing pulmonary adenocarcinoma, a common type of lung cancer.
- Medical tests, including blood work and a chest X-ray, showed sufficient recovery for him to leave the hospital.
- The pope continued some work during his hospitalization, including meetings with senior Church officials and a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
- He was scheduled to deliver the traditional Angelus prayer from the Vatican on October 18, while plans for a November trip to Latin America remained under consideration pending his recovery.
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Pope Leo XIV, 71, was discharged from Gemelli Hospital in Rome and returned to the Vatican after five days of post-operative recovery.
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After five days of admission for the operation of a cancerous tumor and the subsequent postoperative tumor, Leo XIV was discharged from hospital and returned to the Vatican.
Pope Leo has left the hospital in Rome, four days after his lung cancer surgery. The 71-year-old Pope walked unassisted to the car waiting for him this afternoon and stopped briefly to talk to people outside the Gemelli Hospital who wanted to offer him support. The Pope was discharged from the hospital by his doctors today. They had already indicated that he had recovered sufficiently to go home. Blood tests and scans of his chest had shown goo…
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