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Pope Leo diagnosed with cancer after undergoing surgery

Pope Leo XIV arrives for his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, on October 7 (Image: AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

POPE Leo has been diagnosed with cancer after undergoing a “successful” surgery to remove the lower lobe of his right lung, the Vatican has said.

Doctors confirmed a diagnosis of lung adenocarcinoma, a common type of lung cancer, in a statement on the Pope's pre-planned surgery on Tuesday evening.

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