WorldThe GuardianPope Leo discharged from hospital after cancer operation
Pope Leo has left hospital in Rome after surgery to remove a cancerous tumour from his lung, walking out unaided to cheers from well-wishers.
Doctors say pontiff is ‘fit for discharge’ after operation to remove cancerous tumour from his lung
Pope Leo, 71, was discharged from Rome's Gemelli hospital on Saturday after surgeons removed part of his right lung to extract a cancerous tumour.
Leo was diagnosed with adenocarcinoma, the most common kind of lung cancer, and doctors are still awaiting results to determine if it has spread.
He is expected to recite the Angelus from his apartment window on Sunday, but his planned 12-day South America trip in November may need to be scaled back.
Doctors are still waiting on test results to see if the cancer has spread and whether more treatment is needed, so his November South America trip remains uncertain.
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