Pope Leo will not need any further ⁠treatment after undergoing lung cancer surgery last week, his doctors said, indicating ⁠that his tumour had ⁠not ​spread.

The ⁠71-year-old pontiff had the lower lobe of his ​right lung removed on 13 October and was diagnosed with lung adenocarcinoma, the most ‌common form of lung cancer.

Final histological examinations and molecular biology analyses of the tissue removed confirmed the diagnosis, with the disease remaining localised, the doctors said in a statement released by the Vatican.

“A subsequent ‌oncological evaluation has confirmed that no further therapy is required,” the pope’s lead surgeon, ​Stefano Margaritora, and his personal physician, Luigi Carbone, said.

However, it was still unclear whether the pope would ⁠proceed with a planned trip to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru, scheduled for 6-17 November.

Leo was discharged from hospital on Saturday and is gradually resuming his normal duties .…