Afghanistan, Oct. 14 -- Pope Leo XIV has been diagnosed with lung cancer after undergoing surgery to remove the lower lobe of his right lung at a hospital in Rome, the Vatican said, adding that the operation was successful and ended without complications.
The 71-year-old pontiff has lung adenocarcinoma, a common type of lung cancer, according to a Vatican medical bulletin released on Tuesday. Tissue tests conducted during the operation confirmed the diagnosis, which doctors had suspected after identifying a growth during recent medical examinations.
The surgery took place at Rome's Gemelli Hospital, where Pope Leo was admitted on Tuesday. Professor Stefano Margaritora, head of thoracic surgery at the hospital, said doctors removed the low...