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  "id": 14314682,
  "title": "What we know about Pope Leo's lung cancer and prognosis",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/what-we-know-about-pope-leos-lung-cancer-and-prognosis-14314682",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-13T22:43:05.000Z",
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    "url": "https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/what-we-know-about-pope-leos-lung-cancer-and-prognosis"
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  "summary": "The Vatican says Pope Leo has lung cancer and that doctors removed the lower lobe of his right lung in a surgery that lasted roughly 90 minutes. In a statement, the Vatican called the operation \"successful\" and said there were \"no complications.\" For more on the Pope's prognosis, Geoff Bennett spoke with Dr. Omer Awan, a physician and senior public health contributor at Forbes.",
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      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "What we know as Pope Leo diagnosed with lung cancer, Vatican says | Special Report",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/what-we-know-as-pope-leo-diagnosed-with-lung-cancer-vatican-says",
        "published": "2026-10-13T21:13:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "PBS NewsHour Health",
        "title": "What we know about Pope Leo's lung cancer and prognosis",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/what-we-know-about-pope-leos-lung-cancer-and-prognosis",
        "published": "2026-10-13T22:43:05.000Z"
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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."
}