Pope does not need further treatment after lung cancer surgery

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Pope Leo XIV has been cleared of needing further treatment after surgery to remove a cancerous growth from his lung. Doctors confirmed the diagnosis of a localized lung adenocarcinoma following the operation on October 13th, which involved the removal of the lower lobe of his right lung. A subsequent oncological assessment determined that no additional treatment is necessary. The 71-year-old pontiff was discharged from Gemelli Hospital four days after the surgery and has since resumed his public duties, including his weekly general audience at St. Peter's Square. The Pope had previously announced the discovery of an early-stage nodule on his lung.

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The Pope announced during Sunday prayers that doctors had found a nodule on his lung, caught at an early stage.

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The surgery, which took place on October 13, involved the removal of the lower lobe of the Pope's right lung.

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The Pope was discharged from Gemelli Hospital over the weekend, four days after his operation.

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Test results confirmed the Pope had lung adenocarcinoma, and the disease was localized.

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Pope Leo XIV does not need further treatment after lung cancer surgery.

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Pope Leo XIV does not need any further treatment following an operation to remove a cancerous growth from his lung, his doctors have said.Test results on tissue removed during surgery confirmed he had had a lung adenocarcinoma, as was initially diagnosed, and that the disease was localised, according to a statement shared by the Vatican."A subsequent oncological assessment has confirmed that no further treatment is necessary," it added.The 71-year-old was discharged from Rome's Gemelli Hospital over the weekend four days after his operation - stopping to speak to well-wishers as he left the grounds.It comes as he held his first weekly general audience since leaving hospital at St Peter's Square on Wednesday.The surgery, which took place on 13 October and lasted for 90 minutes, included the removal of the lower lobe of the Pope's right lung.The pontiff himself had announced during his weekly Sunday prayers that he would be having the procedure - telling those gathered in St Peter's Square that doctors had found a nodule on his lung.He said at the time that it had been caught "at an early stage".

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