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Pope Leo Diagnosed With Lung Cancer

Pope Leo XIV has been diagnosed with lung cancer, the Vatican said Tuesday after surgery confirmed the diagnosis. The surgeons removed the lower lobe of the pope’s right lung and confirmed “the diagnosis of ‘lung adenocarcinoma,’ as suspect

Republican Ledger staff · 11:38 AM ET

Pope Leo Diagnosed With Lung Cancer
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Pope Leo XIV has been diagnosed with lung cancer, the Vatican said Tuesday after surgery confirmed the diagnosis. The surgeons removed the lower lobe of the pope’s right lung and confirmed “the diagnosis of ‘lung adenocarcinoma,’ as suspected from tests conducted beforehand,” the Vatican said in a statement.

The pope, who underwent thoracic surgery to ...

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