Pope Leo XIV Needs No Further Cancer Treatment, Doctors Say
Doctors for Pope Leo XIV say a lung tumor removed Oct. 13 was localized and that no further cancer treatment is needed.
Pope Leo XIV needs no further cancer treatment after a lung tumor was removed, his doctors said, according to Fox News. That outlet reported that the lung adenocarcinoma tumor removed on Oct. 13 was localized, and that a cancer assessment found no further treatment was needed.
BBC News reported that test results had confirmed the diagnosis of lung adenocarcinoma, which it described as localised. Its headline said the pope "does not need further treatment" after lung cancer surgery.
The Vatican said in a statement Wednesday that follow-up tests confirmed the disease was localized, PBS NewsHour reported, citing the Associated Press. The report said the pope "needs no further treatment for lung cancer" after the follow-up tests.
The reports differ slightly in how they attribute the findings. Fox News credited the conclusion to the pope's doctors, while the Associated Press credited it to a Vatican statement. Only Fox News gave the Oct. 13 date of the tumor removal, and the BBC News and Associated Press summaries did not repeat that date.
The three reports agree on the diagnosis, a lung adenocarcinoma that was localized, and on the conclusion that no further cancer treatment is required. Each report relied on statements from the pope's medical team or the Vatican rather than on additional details of the procedure or the tests themselves.
Sources: Fox News: Pope Leo XIV needs no further cancer treatment after lung tumor removed, doctors say; BBC News: Pope does not need further treatment after lung cancer surgery; PBS NewsHour: Pope Leo's tests show he needs no further treatment for lung cancer, his doctors say.