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  "id": 13981795,
  "title": "Pope lung nodule: Could it be cancer?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/pope-lung-nodule-could-it-be-cancer-13981795",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-12T14:41:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Deutsche Welle Science",
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    "url": "https://www.dw.com/en/pope-lung-nodule-could-it-be-cancer/a-79641503?maca=en-rss-en-science-4552-rdf"
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  "summary": "The case of Pope Leo shows how small lung nodules are often found during routine health checks. Quick treatment is generally advised before nodules can grow to become larger life-threatening masses.",
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      {
        "outlet": "MercoPress",
        "title": "Pope Leo XIV to undergo surgery on a lung nodule a month before his tour of Uruguay, Argentina and Peru",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/pope-leo-xiv-to-undergo-surgery-on-a-lung-nodule-a-month-before-his",
        "published": "2026-10-12T08:59:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Business as usual at the Vatican as Pope Leo prepares to have surgery to remove a lung nodule",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/business-as-usual-at-the-vatican-as-pope-leo-prepares-to-have-surgery",
        "published": "2026-10-12T10:15:41.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Pope Leo to go to hospital Tuesday for lung nodule surgery",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/pope-leo-to-go-to-hospital-tuesday-for-lung-nodule-surgery",
        "published": "2026-10-12T14:36:52.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "DW News",
        "title": "Pope lung nodule: Could it be cancer?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/pope-lung-nodule-could-it-be-cancer",
        "published": "2026-10-12T14:41:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}