Pope Leo Is Eating, Celebrating Mass and Walking after Cancer Surgery, but Trip Is in Question
ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV resumed his regular diet, began walking and celebrated Mass in the hospital Wednesday as he recovered from surgery to remove a cancerous mass from his lung, the Vatican said.
Pope Leo XIV has resumed his regular diet, begun walking, and celebrated Mass in the hospital as he recovers from surgery to remove a cancerous mass from his lung, the Vatican reported. Doctors confirmed the 71-year-old pope was recovering normally after blood tests and a chest X-ray. Surgery on Tuesday confirmed Leo had lung adenocarcinoma, the most common type of lung cancer, and the lower lobe of his right lung was removed.
Experts said that with proper treatment, such as chemotherapy, chemotherapy combined with immunotherapy, or targeted therapy, the prognosis for adenocarcinoma is favorable. The Vatican has not announced any changes to Leo's planned trip to Latin America next month, but Peruvian President Keiko Fujimori suggested the pope's diagnosis and recovery could lead to alterations in the itinerary.
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