Pope Leo needs no further lung cancer treatment, Vatican says

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Originally Published: 21 OCT 26 15:15 ET Updated: 21 OCT 26 15:45 ET By Max Saltman, Barbie Nadeau, Christopher Lamb, CNN (CNN) — Pope Leo XIV’s lung cancer surgery last week was a success and no further treatment is required, the Vatican press office said in a bulletin Wednesday. “The final hist...

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