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Pope Leo XIV's Doctors Confirm No Further Cancer Treatment Needed
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In Short: Pope Leo XIV's doctors said Wednesday that final tissue and molecular tests have confirmed his lung cancer was localized and that no further treatment is needed, the Vatican said in a statement.
Pope Leo XIV's doctors said Wednesday that final tissue and molecular tests have confirmed his lung cancer was localized and that no further treatment is needed, the Vatican said in a statement.
The pope returned to the Vatican on Saturday, four days after having the lower lobe of his right lung removed.
Chief thoracic surgeon Stefano Margaritora, from Rome’s Gemelli hospital, confirmed that the nodule was found by chance during routine abdominal examinations and that the pope had not been experiencing any symptoms.
Following surgery, which removed the lower lobe of his right lung, doctors reported on October 18 that the tumor was a lung adenocarcinoma and that the disease was localized.
Pope Leo XIV vowed to continue working toward Christian unity and promoting dialogue among all religions during a special audience with religious leaders.
The surgery confirmed Pope Leo XIV had lung adenocarcinoma, the most common type of lung cancer.
A subsequent oncology assessment confirmed no further treatment is necessary.
Pope Leo XIV thanked the faithful during his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square.
Margaritora told Vatican News that there was “no clinical reason” to prevent the trip, which includes a dozen flights, two helicopter rides, and high altitude stops.
Pope Leo XIV waves as he arrives for his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square.
The images shared by the Vatican after the surgery last week showed Pope celebrating Mass from the hospital.
Pope Leo XIV held his weekly general audience on Wednesday at St. Peter’s Square for the first time since leaving the hospital.
What this adds
The news of Pope Leo XIV's recovery was celebrated by his Augustinian brothers in Chicago, many of whom have known him for over 40 years.
Pope Leo XIV will continue to work to draw attention to those on the margins of society, who might otherwise be forgotten.
Background
Pope Leo XIV's doctors announced Wednesday that final tests confirm his lung cancer was localized and no further treatment is necessary.
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What's confirmed
- VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo’s doctors say that final tissue and molecular tests have confirmed that his lung cancer was localized and that no further treatment is needed, the Vatican said in a statement Wednesday.
- Pope Leo returned to the Vatican on Saturday, four days after having the lower lobe of his right lung removed.
- In an interview with Vatican News on Saturday, Margaritora, the chief thoracic surgeon at Rome’s Gemelli hospital, confirmed that the nodule was found by chance during routine abdominal examinations, and that the pope had not been experiencing any symptoms.
- Following surgery which removed the lower lobe of his right lung, Pope Leo XIV’s doctors reported on Oct.
- Stefano Margaritora, said tests on the tissue removed during surgery confirmed the initial diagnosis and that the cancer had not spread.
- A subsequent oncology assessment confirmed no further treatment is necessary.
What's still developing
- Perhaps those who celebrated most the news of Cardinal Robert Prevost being elected Pope Leo XIV were his Augustinian brothers in Chicago, many of whom have known him for over 40 years.
- Pope Leo XIV will never forget his Chicago roots, but he is “first and foremost” a child of God who will work to lead the worldwide church and to draw attention to those on the margins of society, who otherwise might be forgotten.
- Doctors at George Washington University Hospital in Washington, D.C.
- Initial tests had shown no evidence of a new stroke, but the senator remained in the hospital for further observation.
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- “He is being monitored with an EEG for signs of seizure — so far there are no signs of seizure, but he is still being monitored.” Fetterman’s staff said he felt lightheaded at a Democratic retreat on Wednesday, left the retreat, and called his staff, who took him to the hospital.
- Fetterman, 53, t he freshman senator from Pennsylvania, suffered a stroke in May 2022, days before Pennsylvania’s primary election.
- Reports stated that Pope also spoke to Russian President Vladimir Putin the same day and urged a ceasefire in the Russian-occupied Ukrainian city of Oleshky in order to get the food aid delivered, and to call for “dialogue and peace”.