# Pope Leo’s recovery after lung cancer surgery ‘progressing as planned’

https://mins.news/en/item/100046

- The Guardian, 2026-10-14 15:48 UTC
- Health
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/14/pope-leo-recovery-lung-cancer-surgery-progressing-as-planned

> Doctors say Pope Leo is recovering as planned after surgery to remove a cancerous growth from his right lung. He has started walking in his hospital room and is eating normally; blood tests and a chest X-ray showed normal postoperative progress. Further tests will establish whether the cancer has spread and whether more treatment is needed.

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