Lung cancer: should one worry after the operation undergone by Pope Leo XIV?

Lung cancer: should one worry after the operation undergone by Pope Leo XIV? The Pontiff was operated on this Tuesday and the tests confirmed that he suffered from lung cancer. What is a nodule and a lung adenocarcinoma, how is it operated, what will be the consequences? Le Figaro updates with experts. Advertising "During recent medical examinations, the doctors discovered a nodule located in my lung," Pope Leo XIV stated on Sunday. It was detected in a very early stage and is well localized. The doctors estimate that a surgical intervention is indicated. Following their advice, I therefore decided to undergo an operation to have it removed." At 71, the Pontiff was operated on this Tuesday and should be hospitalized "for about a week," specified a Vatican spokesperson. He specified in the evening that the analysis revealed that it was a "lung adenocarcinoma," a form of lung cancer. "In order to guarantee a radical resection, the lower lobe of the right lung was removed using a video-assisted technique," the release indicates. The operation was a success and proceeded as planned. But what is a lung adenocarcinoma? How does the operation go? Should one worry about the future? Le Figaro updates with Dr Nicolas Roche, head of the pulmonology department at Cochin Hospital in Paris, and Dr Marie-Pierre Revel, head of the radiology department in the same institution, vice-president of the European radiology society and co-coordinator of the Impulsion* project for early lung cancer screening. Rossignol Get well soon to our good Pope. 3374351 (unmoderated profile) Informative article. My wishes for recovery to Leo XIV. The Mole Long live Louis XIV!