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  "id": 15945116,
  "title": "Pope Leo's doctors say tests show he needs no further treatment for lung cancer",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/pope-leos-doctors-say-tests-show-he-needs-no-further-treatment-for-15945116",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-21T20:22:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20261022/pope-leos-doctors-say-tests-show-he-needs-no-further-treatment-for-lung-cancer"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Pope Leo's medical team has announced that his lung cancer, which was confirmed to be localized, does not require further treatment according to final tissue and molecular tests. The pope underwent surgery to remove the lower lobe of his right lung four days ago and returned to the Vatican on Saturday. The diagnosis of lung adenocarcinoma, the most common type of lung cancer, was confirmed by Dr. Luigi Carbone and Dr. Stefano Margaritora, the pope's personal physician and surgeon, respectively. The doctors stated that the tissue tests and subsequent oncology assessment confirmed the initial diagnosis and that no further treatment is necessary.",
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      {
        "outlet": "CityNews",
        "title": "Pope Leo’s doctors say tests show he needs no further treatment for lung cancer",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/pope-leos-doctors-say-tests-show-he-needs-no-further-treatment-for-15943012",
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        "outlet": "Sky News",
        "title": "Pope Leo's doctors say tests show he needs no further treatment for lung cancer",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/pope-leos-doctors-say-tests-show-he-needs-no-further-treatment-for",
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        "title": "Pope Leo won't need more treatment after cancer surgery, doctors say",
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        "title": "Pope Leo's doctors say tests show he needs no further treatment for lung cancer",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/pope-leos-doctors-say-tests-show-he-needs-no-further-treatment-for-15941069",
        "published": "2026-10-21T19:52:03.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Pope Leo’s doctors say tests show he needs no further treatment for lung cancer",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/pope-leos-doctors-say-tests-show-he-needs-no-further-treatment-for-15951963",
        "published": "2026-10-21T19:59:52.000Z"
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        "outlet": "BBC Health",
        "title": "Pope does not need further treatment after lung cancer surgery",
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        "published": "2026-10-21T20:09:10.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Newsweek",
        "title": "Pope Leo Health Update: No Further Treatment Planned After Cancer Confirmed",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/pope-leo-health-update-no-further-treatment-planned-after-cancer",
        "published": "2026-10-21T20:12:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Pope Leo doesn’t need further treatment for lung cancer, doctors say",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/pope-leo-doesnt-need-further-treatment-for-lung-cancer-doctors-say",
        "published": "2026-10-21T20:23:51.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "PBS NewsHour",
        "title": "Pope Leo's tests show he needs no further treatment for lung cancer, his doctors say",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/pope-leos-tests-show-he-needs-no-further-treatment-for-lung-cancer",
        "published": "2026-10-21T20:44:10.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Pope will not need therapy after cancer surgery: doctors",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/pope-will-not-need-therapy-after-cancer-surgery-doctors",
        "published": "2026-10-21T20:54:32.000Z"
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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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