Pope undergoes surgery for common lung cancer

Key points

• The Vatican says the Pope had surgery on Tuesday to remove an entire lobe of his lung after a tumour was found during a routine health check. Leo said on Sunday the growth was well contained and had been spotted early.
• Adenocarcinoma is the most common subtype of non-small cell lung cancer and often grows slowly. For cancer confined to the lung, surgery offers the best chance of a cure.
• The five-year survival rate for this disease is 67 per cent when it stays in the lung, according to the American Cancer Society.