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HEALTH● LOW1h ago · Oct 13, 2026, 11:17 PM

Details on Pope Leo XIV's lung cancer diagnosis, surgery

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Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope, has been diagnosed with lung cancer after surgeons removed the lower lobe of his right lung, according to the Vatican. Chris Livesay reports and Dr. David Jones, chief of thoracic surgery at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, has medical analysis.

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