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Pope Leo XIV diagnosed with lung cancer after surgery to remove part of right lung

Pope Leo XIV diagnosed with lung cancer after surgery to remove part of right lung
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Pope Leo XIV underwent surgery Tuesday that confirmed that he has lung cancer, and doctors removed the lower lobe of his right lung, the Vatican said. Tests confirmed a diagnosis of lung adenocarcinoma, the Vatican said in a medical bulletin after the surgery. It said the diagnosis had been suspe...

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