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Pope Leo XIV needs no further treatment for lung cancer after follow-up tests confirmed that the disease was localized, the Vatican said.

The medical update followed surgery last week in which doctors removed the lower lobe of the pope’s right lung. The operation confirmed that he had adenocarcinoma, according to the supplied reports.

Leo was discharged from hospital on Saturday, four days after the operation. The Vatican described the lung-cancer surgery as successful, according to Deutsche Welle’s report of the Vatican’s account.

The Vatican’s statement said final follow-up testing included tissue and molecular tests that confirmed the cancer was localized. On that basis, it said no additional cancer treatment was needed.

The available information establishes the diagnosis, the surgery and the immediate treatment decision, but it does not provide a broader long-term prognosis or a recovery timeline. The exact date of the operation is also not specified in the supplied reports.

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  1. PBS NewsHourPope Leo's tests show he needs no further treatment for lung cancer, his doctors say
  2. South China Morning PostPope Leo doesn’t need further treatment for lung cancer, doctors say
  3. Deutsche WellePope Leo will not need further cancer treatment — Vatican
  4. Al JazeeraPope Leo needs no further treatment after cancer surgery, doctors say
  5. ABC Australia SportPope Leo will not need further cancer treatment, doctors say