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22
sentences that state something as happening or true
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0%
0 of 22 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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not political
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The surgeon who operated on Pope Leo XIV Vatican News how the pope's cancer was discovered, moments before and after his surgical procedure and the importance of prevention.
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cancer → operate → prevention
detailed in an interview withThe pope was
from the hospital Saturday — four days after his surgery — to a large crowd of well-wishers cheering for him.
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pope → detail → him
Dr. Stefano Margaritora, director of the thoracic surgery unit at the Agostino Gemelli University Hospital Foundation, spoke to the Vatican News in a lengthy interview and said the pope's lung cancer was discovered "entirely by chance."
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cancer → speak → chance
"The Holy Father falls into the category of people who discover they have lung cancer entirely by chance — not because they are undergoing preventive screening, but because they undergo examinations for other reasons," Margaritora said.
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Margaritora → fall → reasons
Margaritora said the tumor was found at the base of the right lung, but if it had been "a little higher up, it certainly would not have been seen.
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it → say → lung
Unfortunately, the doctor said, in its early stages, cancers can show no symptoms — such as the lung cancer the pope was diagnosed with.
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pope → say → cancer
That's why regular preventive checkups for other cancers are so important, he said.
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he → say → cancers
"He had no respiratory symptoms and felt perfectly well," said Margaritora.
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Margaritora → have → symptoms
Margaritora said the operation to remove
was routine and went forward "without any complications."
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operation → say → complications
The pope was diagnosed with , a common cancer, during the surgery.
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pope → diagnose → surgery
The doctor said that for the four days the pope recovered at Rome's Gemelli Hospital, he was "an ideal patient."
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he → say → Hospital
"I am not saying that to flatter him.
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I → say → him
He truly did not cause the slightest problem for the team caring for him ... ," the doctor told Vatican News.
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doctor → cause → News
He said on the second day following the surgery, medical staff found the pope arranging the chairs in the hospital's makeshift chapel.
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pope → say → chapel
Margaritora recounted that staff offered to move the chairs, "Holy Father, we can do that."
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we → recount → that
And he replied, "It doesn't matter.
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It → reply → ?
I can do it, so I will."
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I → do → it
The pope had already
on Thursday.
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pope → on → ?
By Friday, the pope had spoken with Russian President Vladimir Putin over the phone.
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pope → speak → phone
Pictures of the standing at an altar in green vestments, at a small hospital chapel, were released by the Vatican.
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Pictures → stand → Vatican
He also held separate meetings with Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, the dean of the College of Cardinals, and Cardinal Baldassare Reina, the vicar general of the Diocese of Rome.
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He → hold → Rome
The pope is scheduled to travel Nov. 6-17 to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru.
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pope → schedule → Uruguay
The Aporia
