Pope Leo XIV diagnosed with lung cancer after removal of right lung lobe

Pope Leo XIV has been diagnosed with lung cancer after undergoing surgery to remove the lower lobe of his right lung, according to a medical bulletin issued by the Vatican.
The development provides further details about the pontiff’s condition following an earlier report by Daily Sun that the 71-year-old Pope had undergone successful surgery at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital to remove a growth in his lung.
The Vatican reported that tissue tests conducted during the operation confirmed lung adenocarcinoma, a common type of lung cancer.
According to the Vatican’s medical bulletin, the procedure was carried out using a video-assisted technique by a surgical team led by Stefano Margaritora, ...