WorldPingPope Leo XIV will undergo surgery to remove a nodule on his lung in the first major health event of his 17-month pontificate…
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Pope will have surgery after doctors discover nodule in his lung
Pope Leo says he will undergo surgery for small growth on lung
Pope Leo to undergo surgery after nodular lesion found in lung, Vatican says
Pope Leo XIV will have surgery in the coming days to remove a nodule on his lung
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Read the full report at ABC NewsPope Leo XIV said that the nodule was “detected at a very early stage and is well localized,” and that the surgery would be in the coming days.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Washington Post
"It was detected at a very early stage and is well-localized," the pontiff said Sunday."The doctors believe that it is best to intervene"…
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Rolling Stone
The American pope has no previously known health problems and is known to be physically active…
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by CBS News
WorldPingThe Pope says the small growth is ‘well-contained’ and was spotted early; recovery from surgery to take about a week, Vatican says…
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by The Hindu
WorldPingPope Leo said on Sunday that doctors had detected a small growth on his lung during a recent health check and he would be undergoing surgery this week to remove it, in the first health scare of the 71-year-old pontiff's tenure.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by France 24
WorldPingThe 71-year-old pontiff said the nodule was identified "at a very early stage".
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by BBC News
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