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Pope Leo won't need further treatment after his surgery for lung cancer, the Vatican announced on Wednesday. CBS News foreign correspondent Chris Livesay reports.
The 71-year-old leader of the Catholic Church has had the lower lobe of his right lung removed in surgery.
Tests show the cancer was confined to the portion of the pope’s right lung that was removed, his doctors say. NBC News’ Anne Thompson reports.
Test results after the operation showed that the cancer was localized.
Test results have confirmed his diagnosis as a lung adenocarcinoma that was localised.
Pope Leo XIV will not need further treatment following lung cancer surgery, his doctors said Wednesday.
Pope Leo XIV's doctors say the lung adenocarcinoma tumor removed Oct. 13 was localized, and a cancer assessment found no further treatment needed.
Pope Leo XIV will not need any further treatment after having lung cancer surgery, his doctors said in a statement.
Pope Leo's doctors say final tissue and molecular tests have confirmed his lung cancer was localised, and no further treatment is needed, the Vatican said in a statement.
"The results confirmed that the tumor was a pulmonary adenocarcinoma and that the disease was localized," Dr. Luigi Carbone and Prof. Stefano Margaritora said.
