Pope Leo XIV undergoes surgery for lung cancer
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Pope Leo XIV has lung cancer, the Vatican said Tuesday, after surgeons at Rome’s Gemelli hospital removed the lower lobe of his right lung.

A medical bulletin said the operation confirmed lung adenocarcinoma, which preoperative tests had already pointed to. The 71-year-old spent about three hours in the operating room, roughly 90 minutes of it in surgery, and the Vatican said the procedure went smoothly with no complications. Earlier in the day, Leo walked through the hospital’s main entrance waving to well-wishers.

The cancer appears to have been caught early.

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