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The Vatican announced Tuesday that Pope Leo XIV has been diagnosed with lung adenocarcinoma following a scheduled thoracic procedure.
Surgeons removed the lower lobe of the Pope's right lung, and tissue examination confirmed the cancer, according to the Holy See Press Office.
The diagnosis was suspected based on pre-operative testing, and the Pope is reported to have no known history of smoking.
Lary Robinson, M.D., an oncologist at Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Florida, told Fox News Digital that the decision to perform a lobectomy suggests the disease was likely localized.
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