Pope Leo's doctors say no further treatment is necessary after lung cancer surgery
Pope Leo XIV's medical team has declared that no additional treatment is required following the pontiff's recent lung cancer surgery, according to a Vatican announcement. Dr. Luigi Carbone and Prof. Stefano Margaritora, who performed the operation, informed that the disease was localized, consisting of a pulmonary adenocarcinoma.
The Vatican disclosed that Leo XIV had undergone surgery on October 13 to remove the lower lobe of his right lung. The procedure, a minimally invasive camera-guided surgery, lasted approximately 90 minutes and was deemed successful with no complications. The pope was discharged from Rome's Agostino Gemelli University Hospital on Saturday and has returned to the Vatican.
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