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Pope Leo’s lung surgery successfully completed, Vatican says

South China Morning Post · western europe

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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