Chicago ? Doctors for Cardinal Francis George said Monday that tests on his bladder and other tissue show they succeeded in removing all the cancer and that he will not need radiation or chemotherapy.

“There is no evidence for any cancer remaining within the body,” said Dr. Myles Sheehan, George’s physician and a fellow priest.

The 69-year-old spiritual leader of the Chicago area’s 2.3 million Roman Catholics had his cancerous bladder removed Thursday, along with his prostate and part of his ureter, which links the bladder to the kidney.

He should be able to leave Loyola University Medical Center by early next week and resume his regular schedule around Labor Day, Sheehan said.

George left Portland, Ore., in 1997 to become Chicago’s archbishop and was elevated to cardinal the following year. Relatively unknown when he came to Chicago, he is now one of the most prominent U.S. cardinals.

Cardinals are called on to advise the pope on running the Catholic Church; they also elect popes.