Pope Leo XIV to leave hospital after lung cancer surgery
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Pope Leo XIV was set to return to the Vatican on Saturday after doctors deemed him fit to leave Rome’s Gemelli Hospital following surgery for lung cancer, the Vatican said.
Doctors removed the lower lobe of the 71-year-old pope’s right lung on Tuesday after he was diagnosed with adenocarcinoma, a common form of lung cancer. The Vatican said the operation to remove the growth went as expected.
A medical note issued Saturday said blood tests, a chest X-ray and Leo’s overall clinical condition supported his discharge. Earlier updates said his recovery was progressing normally and that he was carrying out daily activities without assistance. Photographs released Friday showed him standing and celebrating Mass in the hospital with his personal secretary.
Leo is expected to leave the hospital Saturday afternoon and recite the Angelus prayer Sunday from the window of the papal apartment. Doctors are awaiting biopsy results that will help determine whether the cancer has spread and whether further treatment, including radiation or chemotherapy, may be needed.
The pope has canceled audiences through October 20. The status of his planned November 6-17 trip to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru remains uncertain, although the Vatican said preparations were continuing.
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