Questions swirl about pope's future and what he knew when praying at a French shrine famed for cures
The Vatican said tests found a localized lung nodule and doctors removed it in surgery, with recovery proceeding normally after the 90-minute procedure.
- On Tuesday, doctors at a Rome hospital removed a lower lobe of Pope Leo XIV's right lung during a 90-minute procedure to treat the 71-year-old pontiff for lung adenocarcinoma.
- Medical professionals described the growth as a "localized nodule," suggesting early-stage cancer, according to Daniel Boffa, chief of thoracic surgery at the Yale School of Medicine.
- While lung cancer is typically linked to smoking, an estimated 1 in 7 patients have no history of tobacco use, and Pope Leo is not known to be a smoker.
- Dr. Sudish Murthy of the Cleveland Clinic stated that standard operations for early-stage lung cancer typically involve a brief hospital stay of two to four days followed by a few weeks of home recovery.
- Henning of the Archdiocese of Boston invited the faithful to unite in prayer for the Holy Father's healing, stating on Tuesday, "Today, as we learn of the Holy Father's diagnosis.
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How to talk with kids about cancer
With Pope Leo's recent diagnosis and extra prayers for the Holy Father added to every parish's Prayers of the Faithful, conversations on cancer have taken center stage. Adults might be wondering how to share such news with children, whether kids have heard prayers for the pope or a family member is facing a difficult diagnosis.
Vatican City, Oct 16 (EFE).- Pope Leo XIV is receiving letters of support these days for his prompt recovery from the children admitted to the pediatric oncology department of the Gemelli Polyclinic in Rome, which is located on the same plant in which the pontiff recovers from the operation [...] The entry Leo XIV receives letters of support from the children admitted to the Gemelli oncology area was first published in HolaNews.
Flowers, letters, and children's drawings for Pope Leo XIV have been piling up beath St John Paul II's statues at Gemini Hospital where the 71-year-old American pontificf has been hospitalised for three days and where he had long-cancer surgery on Tuesday. (ANSA)
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