Pope Leo needs no further treatment after cancer surgery, doctors say

The 71-year-old leader of the Catholic church has had the lower lobe of his right lung removed in surgery. Save Share Pope Leo XIV needs no further treatment for lung cancer after confirming the disease had not spread following recent surgery, the Vatican announced in a statement from doctors. “A subsequent oncological evaluation has confirmed that no further therapy is required,” the pope’s lead surgeon, Stefano Margaritora, and his personal physician, Luigi Carbone, said Wednesday. The 71-year-old pontiff had the lower lobe of his right lungsurgically removedon October 13 and wasdiagnosedwith lung adenocarcinoma, the most common form of lung cancer. Leo wasdischargedfrom Rome’s Gemelli Polyclinic on Saturday, four daysafterhis operation, and the Vatican said he would gradually resume his activities. On Wednesday, he returned to St Peter’s Square for his weekly audience with pilgrims.