Pope Diagnosed with Lung Cancer but Had Successful Surgery, Vatican Says
Doctors removed the lower lobe of his right lung after tests confirmed lung adenocarcinoma, and the Vatican said the prognosis is excellent.
- The Vatican confirmed Pope Leo XIV underwent surgery to remove lung adenocarcinoma at Gemelli in Rome, with tests confirming the cancer diagnosis during the procedure.
- Leo revealed the discovery of a small, localised lung nodule during Sunday prayer, marking the first major health issue of his 17-month papacy.
- Chief thoracic surgeon Stefano Margaritora led Gemelli's team performing the operation, which lasted approximately 90 minutes and removed the lower lobe of the pontiff's right lung.
- Oncologists described the prognosis as "excellent" since the cancer was removed at an early stage, though The Vatican cancelled all of Leo's audiences through next week.
- Uncertainty remains regarding whether Leo can proceed with his planned trip to South America in November as the pontiff recovers from the major surgical intervention.
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Pope Leo Diagnosed With Lung Cancer
VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo is recovering in a Rome hospital after the Vatican confirmed he has lung cancer. The Vatican says Tuesday’s surgery lasted 90 minutes and was successful. It involved removing a lobe from the Pontiff’s right lung after a biopsy on a nodule tested positive for adenocarcinoma, a common type of lung […]
Had surgery earlier today.
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It was not until Sunday that Leo XIV made a knot in his lungs public. Only two days later he was operated on. The diagnosis confirms the fears: the 71-year-old had a carcinoma.
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