Pope Leo’s surgery successful, but doctors diagnose him with lung cancer

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After revealing doctors had found a small growth in his lung last week, Pope Leo XIV is recovering in hospital after a successful surgery. Though the Catholic Church head was diagnosed with lung cancer – specifically adenocarcinoma – after surgeons removed the lower lobe of his right lung, his doctors say the procedure was intended to remove all cancerous tissue. The Vatican says the 71-year-old spent a peaceful night at Rome's Stremelli Hospital after the complication-free operation. Further information about the pope’s prognosis is yet to be revealed – including if the cancer may have spread to his lymph nodes – however, a Reuters Vatican correspondent expressed positivity about the “unusual level of transparency” the Church has already shared about the pontiff’s health. For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca/news/12101064/pope-leo-lung-nodule-removed/ Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/20fcXDc Follow Global News on X HERE: http://bit.ly/1Toz8mt F

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