Pope Leo XIV And His Brother Louis Prevost Diagnosed With Different Cancers: Is Cancer Hereditary?

Pope Leo XIV at the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic in Rome for his surgery. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Pope Leo XIV has been diagnosed with early-stage lung adenocarcinoma. The Pope underwent a successful 90-minute surgery at the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic in Rome, where doctors removed the lower lobe of his right lung.

The Lung Cancer Foundation of America describes adenocarcinoma as a type of cancer that forms in glandular cells, which release substances such as mucus. It occurs in several parts of the body, including the lungs.

CBS News also reported that the Pope’s older brother, Louis Prevost, is suffering from multiple myeloma. The stage of his cancer has not been revealed, but he is currently being treated in a clinical trial at a local hospital. The Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation explains that the disease is a cancer of the plasma cells found in the bone marrow, where healthy plasma cells make antibodies to protect the body from infection.

Two cancers in one family naturally raises a question: are cancers strongly hereditary?

The American Cancer Society states that some types of cancer run in certain families, but most are not clearly linked to inherited genes. Most cancers are caused by gene changes…

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