Pope Leo's doctors say tests show he needs no further treatment for lung cancer
The Vatican said final tissue and molecular tests confirmed that Pope Leo's lung cancer was localised. His doctors have concluded that no further treatment is needed.
Pope Leo, the head of the Roman Catholic Church, needs no further treatment for lung cancer, according to his doctors. The Vatican, the administrative centre of the Holy See, announced this in a statement.
The Vatican said the pope's doctors carried out final tissue and molecular tests. The results confirmed that the cancer was localised, meaning it was confined to one place and had not spread elsewhere in the body. On that basis, the doctors concluded that no additional therapy is required.
As reported in the source, the statement gives no further details, such as what treatment has already been given, when the illness was found, or what follow-up monitoring of the pope's health is planned.
