Doctor on Pope Leo's lung cancer diagnosis: "Don't have to be a smoker in order to get lung cancer"

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Health · the U.S. · October 14, 2026

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The Vatican says that Pope Leo XIV has been diagnosed with lung cancer, but is recovering as expected from a surgery to remove a nodular lesion on his lung. CBS News' Chris Livesay reports, plus Dr. Jonathan LaPook comments on the Pope's health.

Reported by CBS News, October 14, 2026. Read the full story at CBS News →

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