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Pope surgery update: Vatican says Pope Leo XIV has lung cancer and the lower lobe of his right lung was removed
Headlines vary in specificity, with some directly stating the Pope has lung cancer while others focus on the Vatican's update or the diagnosis post-surgery.
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What happenedIn the latest Pope Leo surgery news, the Vatican says he has lung cancer and had the lower lobe of his right lung removed. He has lung adenocarcinoma.
The headline splitThe left frames it as "Pope Leo diagnosed with cancer after undergoing surgery". The center frames it as "New Hampshire Catholic community reacts to Pope Leo's cancer diagnosis".
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31 sources across 2 bias buckets agree on the event.
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Left / center-leftPope Leo XIV lung surgery latest: Vatican releases update after revealing cancer diagnosis
The Mirror UK · Center-left · News report
CenterPope surgery update: Vatican says Pope Leo XIV has lung cancer and the lower lobe of his right lung was removed
KABC / ABC7 Los Angeles · Center · News report
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Pope Leo XIV lung surgery latest: Vatican releases update after revealing cancer diagnosis
Pope Leo XIV underwent a 90-minute operation at the Policlinico A. Gemelli hospital in Rome which saw surgeons remove the lower lobe of the 71-year-old’s right lung after finding a cancerou...
Pope Leo spent 'a tranquil night' in the hospital after cancer surgery, Vatican says
The Vatican says Pope Leo XIV spent a tranquil night in the Gemelli hospital following an operation to remove the lower lobe of his right lung and a confirmed cancer diagnosis
Pope passed a ‘calm’ night after lung operation: Vatican
Pope Leo XIV spent a calm night in hospital in Rome after having a cancerous tumour removed from his right lung in a 90-minute operation, the Vatican said Wednesday.
Pope Leo has cancerous tumour removed in lung operation
Pope Leo XIV had a cancerous tumour removed from his right lung in a 90-minute operation on Tuesday and “woke up normally” after the procedure, the Vatican said. A Vatican source said furth...
Pope Leo XIV diagnosed with lung cancer after surgery to remove part of right lung
ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV underwent surgery Tuesday that confirmed he has lung cancer and doctors removed the lower lobe of his right lung, the Vatican said. Tests confirmed a diagnosis of l...
What we know about Pope Leo XIV's lung cancer diagnosis
Pope Leo underwent surgery on Tuesday to remove a cancerours tumour from his right lung after saying that a nodule had been "detected at a very early stage". Following a "successful" operat...
New Hampshire Catholic community reacts to Pope Leo's cancer diagnosis
Rev. Francis Mc Carty at Saint Anselm College spoke with News 9 about how Catholics in New Hampshire are reacting to Pope Leo's cancer diagnosis announced Tuesday.
The Vatican announced that Pope Leo XIV was diagnosed with lung cancer on Tuesday, following a surgery he had on his right lung. Doctors and medical experts spoke with CBS News about the po...
