00:00The Pope just beat cancer before he even knew he had it.
00:03On October 13th, doctors removed the lower lobe of Pope Leo's right lung.
00:10The diagnosis, lung adenocarcinoma, the most common form of lung cancer.
00:16But final tests showed it never spread, so the 71-year-old needs no further treatment,
00:22no chemo, no radiation.
00:24The nodule was found completely by chance during routine abdominal exams,
00:30while the Pope felt perfectly fine.
00:33Just four days after surgery, he walked out of Rome's Gemelli Hospital days ahead of schedule.
00:39Wednesday, he returned to St. Peter's Square, greeting thousands of cheering pilgrims.
00:45His November South America trip is still on.
00:48The Pope beat cancer before he ever knew he had it.
