‘No further treatment necessary’ after Pope’s lung cancer operation—Vatican

MANILA — The Vatican on Thursday (Manila time) said “no further treatment is necessary” for Pope Leo XIV following his lung operation last week, adding that the tumor removed “was a lung adenocarcinoma and that the disease was localized.”

“Pope Leo XIV’s doctors have confirmed that the tumor removed on October 13 was a lung adenocarcinoma and that the disease was localized,” the Vatican said in its medical bulletin for the 71-year-old pontiff.

“Dr. Luigi Carbone and Professor Stefano Margaritora said… that a subsequent oncological assessment has confirmed that ‘no further treatment is necessary.'” it added.