Details on Pope Leo XIV's lung cancer diagnosis, surgery

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Health · the U.S. · October 13, 2026

From CBS News

Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope, has been diagnosed with lung cancer after surgeons removed the lower lobe of his right lung, according to the Vatican. Chris Livesay reports and Dr. David Jones, chief of thoracic surgery at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, has medical analysis.

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