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What to know about lung cancer following Pope Leo’s diagnosis

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By Berkeley Lovelace Jr. Verified, Akshay Syal
| NBC News Verified
What to know about lung cancer following Pope Leo’s diagnosis The Vatican said Tuesday that the pope was diagnosed with pulmonary adenocarcinoma. Here’s what to know about this type of cancer.
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El papa será hospitalizado este martes para ser operado de un nódulo pulmonar, ¿qué se sabe de la cirugía?

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By Akshay Syal
| Telemundo Verified
Oct. 12, 2026, 9:43 AM EDT Por Akshay Syal - NBC News El papa León XIV será hospitalizado en el Policlínico Gemelli de Roma este martes a mediodía para ser operado del nódulo que se le descubrió en un pulmón, informaron fuentes de la oficina de prensa del Vaticano. De momento, no se conocen detalles sobre la hora de la cirugía.
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What to know about Pope Leo’s lung surgery

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By Akshay Syal, Jane Weaver
| EIN News
Pope Leo XIV said Sunday he will have surgery this week to remove an early-stage nodule on his lung. The Vatican didn’t say what type of lung surgery the pontiff will undergo, but that the “small, localized nodule” was found in his lung during recent medical tests. A lung nodule is a small mass of tissue detected through X-ray or CT scan screening.
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