Pope has peaceful night after lung cancer surgery

(ANSA) - ROME, 14 OTT - Pope Leo XIV had peaceful night after lung cancer surgery Tuesday, the Vatican said Wednesday. The 71-year-old Chicago native had a malign tumour removed from his lung, To ensure the procedure was radical, the right lower lobe of the organ was removed, medical sources said. According to experts, barring any changes in the overall clinical picture, the Pontiff could leave the hospital in 5 to 6 days. The pope's brother Louis Prevost told the American broadcaster NewsMax that he had received a message immediately after the surgery and his brother was doing well. "I received a message from his right-hand man: he had come out of the operating room, was awake, felt well, and was in no pain," said Prevost. (ANSA).
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