Pope Leo XIV was diagnosed with a common form of lung cancer. The Vatican said that he was walking and receiving therapy after an operation to remove a cancerous nodule.

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The surgeons removed the lower lobe of the pope’s right lung after finding a cancerous nodule.

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A recent medical examination found a small nodule, he announced, adding that doctors would remove it this week.

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