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  "id": 14314429,
  "title": "Pope Leo has cancerous tumour removed in lung operation",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/pope-leo-has-cancerous-tumour-removed-in-lung-operation-14314429",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-13T16:33:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/world/europe/pope-leo-in-rome-hospital-for-lung-operation-1.500708566"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Pope Leo XIV underwent a successful three-hour lung operation on Tuesday to remove a cancerous tumour, the Vatican confirmed. The 71-year-old Pope requested to have dinner after the procedure. Further tests are being conducted to ascertain if the cancer has spread. If caught early, the prognosis for this type of lung adenocarcinoma is very optimistic, with five-year survival rates ranging from 80 to 98 percent. The Pope, who entered the hospital smiling earlier, will remain at Gemelli hospital and skip his usual audiences until October 20. This marks Leo's first hospitalization since ascending to the papacy on May 8, 2025.",
  "summary": "Pope heads to hospital for lung operation",
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      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Pope Leo hospitalized ahead of surgery on lung nodule",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/pope-leo-hospitalized-ahead-of-surgery-on-lung-nodule",
        "published": "2026-10-13T13:37:34.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC World",
        "title": "Pope admitted to hospital for surgery to remove lump on his lung",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/pope-admitted-to-hospital-for-surgery-to-remove-lump-on-his-lung",
        "published": "2026-10-13T16:21:15.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "Things to know about Pope Leo XIV’s lung surgery",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/things-to-know-about-pope-leo-xivs-lung-surgery",
        "published": "2026-10-13T19:24:06.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "Pope Leo diagnosed with cancer as doctors remove lobe of lung, Vatican says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/pope-leo-diagnosed-with-cancer-as-doctors-remove-lobe-of-lung-vatican",
        "published": "2026-10-13T21:11:32.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CNBC",
        "title": "Pope Leo diagnosed with cancer as doctors remove lobe of lung, Vatican says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/pope-leo-diagnosed-with-cancer-as-doctors-remove-lobe-of-lung-vatican-14301824",
        "published": "2026-10-13T21:27:40.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "Vatican says Pope Leo XIV has lung cancer and that the lower lobe of his right lung was removed",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/vatican-says-pope-leo-xiv-has-lung-cancer-and-that-the-lower-lobe-of",
        "published": "2026-10-13T21:59:58.000Z"
      }
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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."
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