# Pope Leo discharged from hospital after cancer operation

- Source: Guardian World
- Published: 2026-10-17T13:41:49+00:00
- Category: World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/17/pope-leo-discharged-from-hospital-after-cancer-operation
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/pope-leo-discharged-from-hospital-after-cancer-operation-a84cef/

Doctors say pontiff is ‘fit for discharge’ after operation to remove cancerous tumour from his lung Pope Leo lung cancer surgery: what kind of operation did he have and what happens next? Pope Leo has been discharged from hospital in Rome after undergoing an operation to remove a cancerous tumour from his lung . Leo, 71, was deemed “fit for discharge”, his doctors, Luigi Carbone and Stefano Margar

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