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Pope Leo XIV Needs No Further Lung Cancer Treatment

Pope Leo XIV, 71, will require no further treatment for lung cancer after tests confirmed the disease was localised, the Vatican said. The pontiff underwent surgery last week to remove part of his right lung after being diagnosed with pulmonary adenocarcinoma and was discharged Saturday.

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Pope Leo's lung cancer surgery last week was a success, the Vatican said. The pope broke with traditions of secrecy around papal health issues after announcing he needed surgery to remove a nodule on his lung.

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Pope Leo XIV has been discharged after surgery to remove the lower lobe of his right lung for localized pulmonary adenocarcinoma; his doctors say no further cancer treatment is needed and he is gradually resuming his duties.

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Pope Leo's doctors say no further treatment is necessary after lung cancer surgery

"The results confirmed that the tumor was a pulmonary adenocarcinoma and that the disease was localized," Dr. Luigi Carbone and Prof. Stefano Margaritora said.

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Pope Leo will not need further cancer treatment — Vatican

Pope Leo's lung cancer surgery last week was a success, the Vatican said. The pope broke with traditions of secrecy around papal health issues after announcing he needed surgery to remove a nodule on his lung.

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Pope Leo needs no further treatment after cancer surgery, doctors say

The 71-year-old leader of the Catholic Church has had the lower lobe of his right lung removed in surgery.

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Pope Needs No Further Treatment for Lung Cancer, Doctors Say

Test results after the operation showed that the cancer was localized.

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Pope Leo XIV needs no further lung cancer treatment, Vatican says

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Pope will not need further cancer treatment, doctors say

Medics indicate pontiff’s tumour had not spread, but doubts remain about planned trip to South America next month Pope Leo will not need any further ⁠therapy after undergoing lung cancer surgery last week, his doctors said on Wednesday, indicating ⁠that his tumour had ⁠not ​spread. However, it was still unclear whether the US-born pope would ⁠proceed with a planned trip to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru, scheduled for…

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Pope Leo's tests show he needs no further treatment for lung cancer, his doctors say

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV needs no further treatment for lung cancer after follow-up tests confirmed the disease was localized, the Vatican said in a statement Wednesday. Leo, 71, had the lower lobe of his right lung removed last week in the first major health event of his 17-month pontificate. The surgery confirmed he had adenocarcinoma, the most common type of lung cancer. He left the hospital on Saturday,…

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Pope does not need further treatment after lung cancer surgery

Test results have confirmed his diagnosis as a lung adenocarcinoma that was localised.

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Pope Leo's doctors say tests show he needs no further treatment for lung cancer

Pope Leo's doctors say final tissue and molecular tests have confirmed his lung cancer was localised, and no further treatment is needed, the Vatican said in a statement.

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