What we know about Pope Leo XIV's lung cancer diagnosis
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What happened
The Pope underwent surgery on Tuesday to remove a cancerours tumour from his right lung after saying that a nodule had been "detected at a very early stage". Following a "successful" operation, the Vatican said the pontiff would undergo additional testing.
Summary assembled by rule from the sources below