# Pope begins recovery after surgery to remove cancerous lung tumor

https://mins.news/en/item/99943

- TASS, 2026-10-14 14:46 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://tass.com/society/2202111

> Pope Leo XIV has started rehabilitation after surgery to remove a cancerous tumor from his lung, his doctors said. Postoperative blood tests and a chest X-ray showed normal progress; he has begun walking in his room and resumed eating normally.

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