Chicago experts explain what a lung nodule like Pope Leo XIV's may mean

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Original Load Date Oct. 11, 2026, 7 p.m.
Last Updated Oct. 11, 2026, 7 p.m.
Original URL https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-experts-explain-lung-nodule-like-pope-leo-xiv/

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The Vatican announced this weekend that [ Pope Leo XIV ][8] will [ undergo surgery this week ][9] after a nodular lesion was found in his lung, but experts say such a discovery does not necessarily mean cancer. The South Side Chicago native Leo, 71, said Sunday that doctors recently discovered th...