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Vatican says pope has lung cancer and lower lobe of his right lung was removed

Vatican says pope has lung cancer and lower lobe of his right lung was removed
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Pope Leo XIV underwent surgery Tuesday that confirmed that he has lung cancer, and doctors removed the lower lobe of his right lung, the Vatican said Tuesday. The tests confirmed a diagnosis of lung adenocarcinoma, the Vatican said in a medical bulletin after the surgery. It said the diagnosis ha...

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