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Pope Leo recovers after surgery to remove cancerous lung tumour

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Pope out of bed, progress 'normal' after cancer operation
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Summary

Pope Leo XIV is walking and eating after surgery to remove a cancerous lung tumour, and doctors say his post-surgery progress is normal. Blood tests and an X-ray are part of his recovery, according to Fox News. Well-wishers gathered outside Rome’s Gemelli Hospital as he recovered, Africanews reports. This follows earlier reports that Leo was diagnosed with lung cancer and was expected to undergo surgery to remove a lung nodule.

This continues an earlier story: NBC video reports Pope Leo diagnosed with lung cancer

Later: Pope Leo appears in first post-surgery images as recovery continuesPope Leo leaves hospital after lung cancer surgery

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  1. RTÉ

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    RTÉ reports that Pope Leo was out of bed, walking and eating after doctors removed a cancerous lung tumour, with tests showing normal progress.

  2. The Irish Times

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    The Irish Times reports that Leo was eating regularly and had begun walking after surgery, with further tests needed to determine the extent of the cancer.

  3. Fox News

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    Fox News reports that blood tests and an X-ray were part of Leo’s recovery after thoracic surgery at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital.

  4. Africanews

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    Africanews reports that well-wishers gathered outside Gemelli Hospital and that doctors said Leo was walking, eating and making normal progress after surgery.

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