VATICAN CITY, Oct 15 (Reuters) – Pope Leo, recovering from surgery for lung cancer, had a good night in hospital and has eaten breakfast, the Vatican said on Thursday.
Leo, 71, has been diagnosed with lung adenocarcinoma, the most common form of lung cancer, and doctors removed the lower lobe of his right lung in a surgery on Tuesday afternoon.
The Vatican has said the surgery was completed successfully, without complications. It has not yet disclosed the size of the tumour or whether the disease had spread to nearby lymph nodes, key factors in determining prognosis.
Further updates are expected on Thursday, but the pope’s pathology report may not be available for several days.
Leo’s public schedule has been canceled until October 20.
(Reporting by Joshua McElwee; Editing by Crispian Balmer)
