Pope Leo has cancerous growth removed in lung operation
- Pope Leo XIV had a cancerous growth removed from his right lung in a 90-minute operation on Tuesday and "woke up normally" after the procedure, the Vatican said.
- A Vatican source said further tests were being carried out to determine if the cancer had spread.
- "To ensure the procedure was radical, the lower lobe of the right lung was removed," the Vatican said in a statement.
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- Pope Leo XIV had a cancerous growth removed from his right lung in a 90-minute operation on Tuesday and "woke up normally" after the procedure, the Vatican said.
- A Vatican source said further tests were being carried out to determine if the cancer had spread.
- "To ensure the procedure was radical, the lower lobe of the right lung was removed," the Vatican said in a statement.
Sources: France 24