Pope Leo needs no further treatment after lung cancer surgery, doctors say
Summary
Pope Leo XIV will not need any further treatment for lung cancer, the Vatican said in a statement on Wednesday, Oct. 21. Final tissue and molecular tests confirmed that the lung adenocarcinoma was localised, meaning it was confined to the portion of the right lung that was removed. The 71-year-old pope had the lower lobe of his right lung removed in an operation on Oct. 13, described as the first major health event of his 17-month pontificate. He left hospital on Saturday, four days after surgery, earlier than the week-long stay the Vatican had initially planned. He will gradually resume activities, and his medical team will continue surveillance.
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Sky News
Source ↗Sky News reports that final tissue and molecular tests confirmed the lung cancer was localised and that no further treatment is needed, according to a Vatican statement.
CBS News
Source ↗CBS News reports that Pope Leo XIV will not need any further treatment after lung cancer surgery, his doctors said in a statement.
Fox News
Source ↗Fox News reports that the lung adenocarcinoma tumor removed on Oct. 13 was localized and that a cancer assessment found no further treatment was needed.
NBC News
Source ↗NBC News reports that Pope Leo XIV will not require further treatment after lung surgery, and that his doctors said he had pulmonary adenocarcinoma, which was localized.
The Straits Times
Source ↗The Straits Times reports that Pope Leo will not need any further cancer treatment after he had the lower lobe of his right lung removed in surgery on Oct. 13, his doctors said.
CBC
Source ↗CBC reports that Pope Leo will not need any further therapy after lung cancer surgery last week, as stated in a Vatican statement released on Wednesday.
Hindustan Times
Source ↗Hindustan Times reports that Pope Leo's doctors say tests show he needs no further treatment for lung cancer.
BBC
Source ↗BBC reports that test results confirmed Pope Leo's diagnosis as a lung adenocarcinoma that was localised and that he does not need further treatment after surgery.
South China Morning Post
Source ↗The South China Morning Post reports that Pope Leo, 71, had the lower lobe of his right lung removed last week and left hospital on Saturday, four days after surgery, after follow-up tests confirmed the disease was localised.
Euronews
Source ↗Euronews reports that the pontiff needs no further treatment, his doctors said, eight days after an hour-and-a-half operation on his right lung.
The Globe and Mail
Source ↗The Globe and Mail reports that Pope Leo doesn't need further treatment for lung cancer, doctors say, after the lower lobe of his right lung was removed last week.
France 24
Source ↗France 24 reports that Pope Leo XIV, 71, will require no further treatment for lung cancer after tests confirmed the disease was localised, and that he was discharged on Saturday and will gradually resume activities.
NBC News
Source ↗NBC News reports in a video segment that Pope Leo XIV will not need further treatment following lung cancer surgery, and that his medical team will continue surveillance.
The New York Times
Source ↗The New York Times reports that test results after the operation showed the cancer was localized and that the pope needs no further treatment, according to doctors.
NBC News
Source ↗NBC News reports in a video segment that tests show the cancer was confined to the portion of the pope's right lung that was removed, according to his doctors.
ABC
Source ↗ABC reports that Pope Leo will not need further treatment after undergoing surgery for lung cancer last week, his doctors say.
Al Jazeera
Source ↗Al Jazeera reports that the 71-year-old pope had the lower lobe of his right lung removed in surgery and that his doctors say he needs no further treatment after cancer surgery.
DW
Source ↗DW reports that Pope Leo will not need further cancer treatment and that the Vatican said his lung cancer surgery last week was a success.
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