Pope Leo diagnosed with cancer as doctors remove lobe of lung, Vatican says

Pope Leo, 71, has been diagnosed with lung adenocarcinoma, a common form of lung cancer. This diagnosis was confirmed by tissue tests conducted during surgery on Tuesday at Rome's Gemelli hospital.

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Pope Leo diagnosed with cancer as doctors remove lobe of lung, Vatican says

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Pope Leo, 71, has been diagnosed with lung adenocarcinoma, a common form of lung cancer. This diagnosis was confirmed by tissue tests conducted during surgery on Tuesday at Rome's Gemelli hospital. During the operation, doctors removed a lower lobe of his right lung to address a growth previously identified in recent health examinations. The Vatican released a medical bulletin detailing the diagnosis and procedure.

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Tissue tests during surgery confirmed doctors' suspicions about the diagnosis.

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The Pope is 71 years old.

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Doctors removed a lower lobe of Pope Leo's right lung in surgery.

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Pope Leo was diagnosed with lung adenocarcinoma.

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Pope Leo was diagnosed with a common form of lung cancer after doctors removed a lower lobe of his right lung in surgery on Tuesday, the Vatican said in a medical bulletin. The 71-year-old pontiff has lung adenocarcinoma, with tissue tests conducted during the operation confirming what doctors had suspected from preparatory examinations, the bulletin said. The pope was admitted to Rome’s Gemelli hospital on Tuesday for surgery ‌to remove a growth on his lung that doctors found in a recent health...

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