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What to know about Pope Leo’s planned lung nodule surgery

By Associated Press Vatican City (AP) — Pope Leo XIV is scheduled to have an operation this week to remove “a localized nodule” in his lung that was “detected at a very early stage.” It is the first medical event of his 17-month papacy. Here is what is known: A nodule can be benign or malignant A...

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