The Pope, whose birth name is Robert Francis Prevost, underwent a 90-minute surgery on Tuesday at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital and was subsequently diagnosed with lung adenocarcinoma – a type of cancer usually found in the outer part of the organ. During the surgery, a lower lobe of his right lung was removed, the church said in a medical bulletin.
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