# Doctor says Pope Leo has ‘one of the more treatable’ cancers

https://mins.news/en/video/98787

- NBC News, 2026-10-13 21:58 UTC
- Health
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-RNlh7qeXY

> The Vatican said Pope Leo was diagnosed with lung cancer after surgery to remove a lung nodule, during which doctors removed the lower lobe of his right lung. NBC News medical contributor Dr. John Torres called lung adenocarcinoma “one of the more treatable” cancers. A treatment plan will follow further testing by the pontiff’s medical team.

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