{
  "id": 16052265,
  "title": "Pope Leo XIV’s cancer diagnosis: What doctors found and why further treatment is not required",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/pope-leo-xivs-cancer-diagnosis-what-doctors-found-and-why-further",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-22T13:40:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express",
    "slug": "the-indian-express",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/world/ope-leo-xiv-lung-cancer-surgery-no-further-treatment-needed-vatican-10932196/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Pope Leo XIV, aged 71, has been diagnosed with localized lung adenocarcinoma after surgery to remove the lower lobe of his right lung. The Vatican announced that no further treatment is required, as the disease had not spread. Surgeons performed the 90-minute operation on October 13 at Rome's Gemelli Hospital, where Pope was discharged a few days later.",
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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."
}