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Utah surgeon explains lung cancer risk and detection after Pope Leo XIV's diagnosis

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SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — On Tuesday, Pope Leo XIV underwent a 90-minute surgical procedure. The result? A cancer diagnosis. The surgical procedure confirmed what had been suspected from preoperative tests: the presence of lung cancer.

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