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Pope Leo's doctors say tests show he needs no further treatment for lung cancer
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What we know
Pope Leo's doctors say final tissue and molecular tests have confirmed his lung cancer was localised, and no further treatment is needed, the Vatican said in a statement.
Story timeline
Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- First reported by ABC News
Pope Leo's doctors say no further treatment is necessary after lung cancer surgery
- Picked up by Sky News World
Pope Leo's doctors say tests show he needs no further treatment for lung cancer
- Picked up by CBS News
Pope Leo won't need more treatment after cancer surgery, doctors say
- Picked up by NBC News Top Stories
Pope Leo will not require further treatment after lung surgery, doctors say
- Picked up by NBC News Top Stories
Pope Leo won’t require further treatment after lung surgery, doctors say
- Picked up by NBC News Top Stories
Pope Leo requires no further treatment after lung surgery, doctors say
- Picked up by The Straits Times World
Pope Leo will not need further cancer treatment, doctors say
- Picked up by CBC World
Pope needs no further treatment for lung cancer, his doctors say
- Picked up by BBC News World
Pope does not need further treatment after lung cancer surgery
- Picked up by South China Morning Post Asia
Pope Leo doesn’t need further treatment for lung cancer, doctors say
- Picked up by CBS News
No further treatment needed for Pope Leo after cancer surgery, Vatican says
- Picked up by Channel NewsAsia Latest
- Picked up by The Guardian UK
- Picked up by New York Times World
Pope Needs No Further Treatment for Lung Cancer, Doctors Say
- Picked up by NBC News Top Stories
Pope Leo needs no further cancer treatment after lung surgery
- Picked up by ABC Australia
Pope Leo will not need further cancer treatment, doctors say
- Picked up by Deutsche Welle All News
Same story, different outlets
12 headlinesEach line is that outlet's headline. The article stays on the publisher's site.
- Deutsche Welle All NewsPope Leo will not need further cancer treatment — Vatican
- The New York TimesPope Needs No Further Treatment for Lung Cancer, Doctors Say
- The GuardianPope will not need further cancer treatment, doctors say
- Channel NewsAsia LatestPope will not need therapy after cancer surgery: Doctors
- South China Morning PostPope Leo doesn’t need further treatment for lung cancer, doctors say
- BBC NewsPope does not need further treatment after lung cancer surgery
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- CBCPope needs no further treatment for lung cancer, his doctors say
- The Straits TimesPope Leo will not need further cancer treatment, doctors say
- NBC News Top StoriesPope Leo will not require further treatment after lung surgery, doctors say
- CBS NewsPope Leo won't need more treatment after cancer surgery, doctors say
- Sky NewsPope Leo's doctors say tests show he needs no further treatment for lung cancer
- ABC NewsPope Leo's doctors say no further treatment is necessary after lung cancer surgery