Pope Leo XIV Needs No Further Treatment After Lung Cancer Surgery, Doctors Announce
Doctors confirm Pope Leo XIV requires no additional therapy following successful lung cancer surgery at Rome's Gemelli Hospital. Read the latest Vatican update.
POLICY WIRE — Vatican City, Vatican City — Pope Leo XIV will not require any additional medical treatment following his recent lung cancer surgery, according to an update issued by his physicians on Wednesday.
The Vatican press office distributed the medical bulletin after final laboratory analyses and tissue reports from the operation were fully completed.
Medical professionals Dr. Luigi Carbone and Prof. Stefano Margaritora explained in a joint statement that the findings verified the condition was a pulmonary adenocarcinoma and confirmed the illness remained entirely localized.
A subsequent oncological evaluation definitively established that no further therapy is necessary moving forward, the official medical update noted.
The 71-year-old pontiff underwent the surgical procedure earlier this month at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital to excise a lung nodule that had been discovered during routine health screenings.
Pope Leo previously shared that the abnormal tissue was identified at an extremely early stage.
Following his discharge from the hospital on Saturday, the pontiff swiftly resumed his public responsibilities on Sunday by delivering a traditional prayer from his papal apartment window overlooking St. Peter’s Basilica.
Addressing well-wishers from the window, the Pope expressed that the ordeal brought him a deep sense of closeness to everyone currently facing illness and physical vulnerability.
Expressing gratitude for the public support, Leo added that having navigated this delicate chapter, he plans to progressively restart his schedule with divine assistance and the prayers of the faithful.
Reporting by Policy-Wire (PW)
