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  "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-14499381",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-14T17:20:09.000Z",
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  "summary": "When many people think of an average lung cancer patient, they often imagine an older man smoking. But the face of lung cancer has changed. Over the past 15 years, more women, never-smokers and younger people have been diagnosed with lung cancer.",
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        "title": "Cancer found after Pope had part of his lung removed during ‘successful’ surgery",
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        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "Faithful pray for Pope Leo after lung cancer diagnosis",
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        "outlet": "Toronto Sun",
        "title": "Pope recovering after lung cancer operation that rattles Church",
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        "outlet": "NPR",
        "title": "Zelenskyy sits down with NPR. And, Pope Leo diagnosed with lung cancer",
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