{
  "id": 14862491,
  "title": "Pope Leo lung cancer surgery: what kind of operation did he have and what happens next?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/pope-leo-lung-cancer-surgery-what-kind-of-operation-did-he-have-and",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-16T04:00:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Guardian Health",
    "slug": "guardian-health",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/16/pope-leo-lung-cancer-surgery-lobectomy"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Pope Leo XIV is recovering at the Gemelli Hospital in Rome following a surgery on Tuesday to remove the lower part of his right lung. According to Guardian Health, the procedure was a lobectomy, which is a standard treatment for lung cancer caught early and can be curative. The operation followed a routine health check that identified a small growth.\n\nThe 71-year-old pontiff is undergoing further tests to determine if he is cancer-free or requires additional treatment, Malay Mail reports. A Vatican note stated that a chest X-ray showed a good recovery of the operated lung and that the post-operative course is progressing as expected. While in the hospital, the pope has been able to perform some work and participated in mass at a make-shift chapel on the 10th floor, according to a Vatican source cited by Malay Mail.\n\nJapan Today reports that the pope resumed working from the hospital on Thursday after meeting with a top aide. Malay Mail also notes that he met with the Vatican’s substitute secretary of state for general affairs, Paolo Rudelli, on Wednesday afternoon.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}