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Pope Leo XIV’s lung cancer highlights growing number of nonsmokers diagnosed with the disease – and younger people too

2026-10-14T00:50:54.000Z

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From The Conversation · Health

  • Pope Leo XIV had his lung nodule surgically removed.
  • AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard When many people think of an average lung cancer patient, they often imagine an older man smoking.
  • But the face of lung cancer has changed.
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  1. The Conversation · Health — Pope Leo XIV’s lung cancer highlights growing number of nonsmokers diagnosed with the disease – and younger people too