Pope Leo Has Lung Cancer, Vatican Says
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The surgeons removed the lower lobe of the pope’s right lung after finding a cancerous nodule.
Listen · 6:33 min Share full article Pope Leo XIV arriving at the Policlinico A. Gemelli hospital in Rome on Tuesday. Credit... Alessandra Tarantino/Associated Press By Elisabetta Povoledo
It said an examination of a nodule during the operation had confirmed a diagnosis of lung adenocarcinoma. It said cancer had been “suspected by preoperative tests.”
The surgery itself lasted approximately 90 minutes, and the pope, 71, was in the operating room for about 3 hours. “The surgery was successful, and there were no complications,” the statement said.
The statement did not say whether the pope would undergo further treatment. A Vatican spokesman said that the statement spoke for itself.
Lung adenocarcinoma is a common form of lung cancer. Survival rates for it vary greatly depending on the stage of the cancer and a patient’s overall health.
The information released about Leo thus far seems to indicate he has early-stage lung cancer, which is typically treated with surgery and tends to have a very high survival rate, said Dr. Sudish Murthy, a thoracic surgeon at the Cleveland Clinic.
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