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Pope Leo healthy and needs no extra measures for South America trip, Vatican says
Doctors said the cancer was localized, and he will travel with the Vatican’s usual medical team and ambulances.
- Vatican officials confirmed on Tuesday that Pope Leo is healthy and ready to depart Friday for a 12-day tour of Uruguay, Argentina, and Peru, with no additional medical measures required for the trip.
- The 71-year-old pontiff underwent surgery on October 13 to remove the lower lobe of his right lung for localized lung adenocarcinoma; doctors confirmed the disease was contained and requires no further treatment.
- Medical experts told Reuters the risk of surgical complications is low, with his operated lung fully expanded and wounds healing without infection, while the Vatican confirmed the 12-flight, two-helicopter itinerary remains unchanged.
- During the 10-city tour, Leo will visit Cusco, Peru, located at 3,399 m above sea level, where doctors suggest he take rest breaks and consider using supplemental oxygen to manage high-altitude fatigue.
- Vatican spokesperson Matteo Bruni stated "the pope is in good health," while communications head Maria Montserrat Alvarado said his stamina was "fantastic," though Archbishop Paul Gallagher previously called the diagnosis "a bit of a game changer.
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Pope Leo healthy and needs no extra measures for South America trip, Vatican says
Pope Leo is healthy and ready to depart this week for an intense three-country tour of South America less than a month after his lung cancer surgery, Vatican officials said on Tuesday, adding that no extra medical precautions were being taken for the trip.
·London, United Kingdom
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Pope Leo XIV is in good health and ready to embark on a grueling trip to three South American countries this week, less than a month after undergoing lung cancer surgery
·Novi Beograd, Serbia
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