Pope will not need further cancer treatment, doctors say

The Guardian Health Wednesday 21 October 2026, 21:14 UTC By Reuters 1 min read

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Medics indicate pontiff’s tumour had not spread, but doubts remain about planned trip to South America next monthPope Leo will not need any further ⁠therapy after undergoing lung cancer surgery last week, his doctors said on Wednesday, indicating ⁠that his tumour had ⁠not spread. However, it was still unclear whether the US-born pope would ⁠proceed with a planned trip to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru, scheduled for 6-17 November.

Medics indicate pontiff’s tumour had not spread, but doubts remain about planned trip to South America next month

Pope Leo will not need any further ⁠therapy after undergoing lung cancer surgery last week, his doctors said on Wednesday, indicating ⁠that his tumour had ⁠not spread.

However, it was still unclear whether the US-born pope would ⁠proceed with a planned trip to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru, scheduled for 6-17 November.

Pope (PERSON) South America (LOCATION) Leo (PERSON) US (LOCATION) Uruguay (LOCATION) Argentina (LOCATION) Peru (LOCATION)

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