# Pope Leo XIV diagnosed with lung adenocarcinoma

https://mins.news/en/video/100636

- The Associated Press, 2026-10-15 00:54 UTC
- Health
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6fuuAcykTY

> Doctors diagnosed Pope Leo XIV with adenocarcinoma, the most common form of lung cancer, and removed the lower portion of his right lung. His tumor appears to have been caught early, when lung cancer is very treatable.

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