The Vatican says Pope Leo XIV needs no further cancer treatment after surgeons removed the lower lobe of his right lung, as the disease had not spread.
01Summary
- 01Pope Leo XIV is diagnosed with lung adenocarcinoma, the most common form of lung cancer.
- 02The 71-year-old had the lower lobe of his right lung removed on October 13 at Rome's Gemelli Polyclinic.
- 03Lead surgeon Stefano Margaritora and personal physician Luigi Carbone confirmed no further therapy is required.
- 04The cancer was found by chance during routine abdominal exams; the pope had no symptoms.
- 05The pope's doctors see no clinical reason to cancel his planned November 6-17 trip to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru.
02Why it matters
This announcement reassures Catholics worldwide and removes immediate health concerns about the pontiff's ability to lead the Church and travel to South America next month.
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