• KSHB: Pope Leo XIV Diagnosed with Lung Cancer: What To Know

    • KSHB: Pope Leo XIV Diagnosed with Lung Cancer: What To Know

    Saint Luke's pulmonologist breaks down the pope's recent diagnosis of adenocarcinoma, a common type of lung cancer.

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    The Vatican announced that Pope Leo XIV recently underwent surgery to remove a portion of his right lung, which confirmed a diagnosis of lung cancer.

    As the public reacted to the Pope's lung adenocarcinoma diagnosis, KSHB sat down with Dr. Timothy Saettele, a pulmonologist at Saint Luke's, to discuss what the diagnosis means and what treatment for the disease can entail.