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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Izzie Addison

Pope Leo XIV diagnosed with lung cancer after ‘successful’ surgery, Vatican says

The Pope underwent surgery on Tuesday (AP) - (AP)

The Pope 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 Pope Leo XIV’s pre-planned surgery on Tuesday evening.

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