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Pope says he will have an early-stage lung nodule removed
The Pope has said he will have surgery to remove a nodule in his lung.
He announced the decision during the Angelus.
He said doctors found the nodule at an early stage and that it is well localized.
His doctors recommended an operation, and he said he had decided to follow their advice.
The procedure is scheduled for the coming days.
The announcement gives an update on the Pope’s health and the planned treatment.
Pope Francis said doctors found an early-stage, well-localised nodule in his lung.
He said he had decided to have it removed, following his doctors’ advice.
The operation is already scheduled for the coming days, he said.
He announced the decision during the Angelus.
- Who
- Pope Francis.
- What
- He said he would undergo surgery to remove a lung nodule.
- When
- The operation is scheduled for the coming days; no exact date was stated.
- Where
- Not stated.
- Why
- Doctors found an early-stage, well-localised lung nodule and advised intervention.
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I medici mi hanno trovato un nodulo al polmone allo stato iniziale e ben localizzato.
I medici ritengono opportuno intervenire e allora seguendo i loro consigli ho deciso di operarmi per toglierlo.
L'intervento è già programmato per i prossimi giorni.
Pope Francis announced that doctors had found a lung nodule and that he had decided to have it removed.
The operation is scheduled to take place, according to the pope.
- Condition
- Early-stage, well-localised lung nodule
- Treatment
- Surgery to remove the nodule
- Timing
- Scheduled for the coming days
- Announcement
- Angelus
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