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  "id": 14333152,
  "title": "World : Pope Leo Diagnosed With Lung Cancer Following Surgery, Doctors Say",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/world-pope-leo-diagnosed-with-lung-cancer-following-surgery-doctors",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-13T23:01:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Bernama",
    "slug": "bernama",
    "url": "http://www.bernama.com/en/news.php?id=2619960"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "ROME, Oct 14 (Bernama-dpa) -- Pope Leo XIV has been diagnosed with lung cancer, his medical team at the Gemelli Hospital in Rome said on Tuesday evening, adding that the lower lobe of his right lung was removed during surgery, reported German Press Agency (dpa).",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Colombia One",
        "title": "Pope Leo XIV Diagnosed with Lung Cancer, the Vatican Confirmed",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/pope-leo-xiv-diagnosed-with-lung-cancer-the-vatican-confirmed",
        "published": "2026-10-13T21:30:54.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Conversation",
        "title": "Pope Leo XIV’s lung cancer highlights growing number of nonsmokers diagnosed with the disease – and younger people too",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/pope-leo-xivs-lung-cancer-highlights-growing-number-of-nonsmokers",
        "published": "2026-10-14T00:50:54.000Z"
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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."
}