Pope Leo XIV Cleared of Further Lung Cancer Treatment, Doctors Confirm

10/22/2026

The Vatican announced that Pope Leo XIV needs no further treatment for lung cancer after tests confirmed the disease was localised and had not spread.

10/22/2026

Pope Leo XIV won't need any additional treatment for his lung cancer after last week's surgery, the Vatican announced on Wednesday.

10/21/2026

Pope Leo's doctors say final tissue and molecular tests have confirmed his lung cancer was localised, and no further treatment is needed, the Vatican said in a statement.

10/21/2026

Pope Leo needs no further treatment for lung cancer after follow-up tests confirmed the disease was localised, the Vatican said in a statement on Wednesday. Leo, 71, had the lower lobe of his...

10/21/2026

The pope's personal physician and his surgeon said in a statement that results of the tests on tissue removed during the pope's surgery confirmed the initial diagnosis and that the cancer had not...

10/21/2026

Pope Leo, 71, had the lower lobe of his right lung removed last week in the first major health event of his 17-month pontificate, which confirmed he had lung cancer.

10/21/2026

Pope Leo XIV's doctors say the lung adenocarcinoma tumor removed Oct. 13 was localized, and a cancer assessment found no further treatment needed.

10/21/2026

Pope Leo’s doctors have also said there is "no clinical reason" to stop him from continuing with his upcoming trip to Latin America next month.

10/21/2026

Test results after the operation showed that the cancer was localized.

10/21/2026

Tests show the cancer was confined to the portion of the pope’s right lung that was removed, his doctors say. NBC News’ Anne Thompson reports.

10/21/2026

Test results have confirmed his diagnosis as a lung adenocarcinoma that was localised.

10/21/2026

The pope’s doctors said he had pulmonary adenocarcinoma, which was localized.

10/21/2026

Pope Leo XIV will not need further treatment following lung cancer surgery, his doctors said. The pontiff suffered pulmonary adenocarcinoma, which was localized and removed. NBC News' Akshay Syal...

10/21/2026

Pope Leo XIV will not need any further treatment after having lung cancer surgery, his doctors said in a statement.

10/21/2026

Pope Leo underwent lung cancer surgery last week