Pope's family 'going through a lot' as brother also receives cancer treatment, wife says
The wife of Pope Leo XIV's brother has confirmed that her husband is undergoing treatment for multiple myeloma, a form of blood cancer. This news follows the Vatican's announcement that the Pope himself recently underwent successful surgery for lung cancer.
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The health status of a global religious leader and his immediate family is a matter of significant public and international interest.
Image source, AFP via Getty Images Image caption, Louis Prevost, Pope Leo's eldest brother, is also undergoing cancer treatment
The wife of Pope Leo XIV's brother says her husband is also receiving treatment for cancer after the Vatican announced the Pope has the disease.
Deborah Prevost, the wife of the Pope's eldest brother, Louis Prevost, told CBS News, the BBC's US partner, on Tuesday that her husband has a form of blood cancer. It is unclear how advanced it is.
Her comments came on the same day that Pope Leo, 71 - the first US-born head of the Catholic Church - underwent what the Vatican described as "successful" surgery for lung cancer. He is expected to remain in hospital for a week.
Deborah Prevost said the family was "going through a lot" and that they are "keeping spirits up for both of them".
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