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Pope Leo returned to St Peter's Square on Wednesday for his weekly general audience

ByCachella Smith
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Pope Leo XIV does not need any further treatment following an operation to remove a cancerous growth from his lung, his doctors have said.

Test results on tissue removed during surgery confirmed he had had a lung adenocarcinoma, as was initially diagnosed, and that the disease was localised, according to a statement shared by the Vatican.

"A subsequent oncological assessment has confirmed that no further treatment is necessary," it added.