Pele's cancer has worsened, says medical update
Pele will spend Christmas in hospital with a health report revealing his cancer has worsened.
The Brazilian football icon has been battling colon cancer since September 2021 and was hospitalised on November 29 for doctors to re-evaluate his treatment.An update from Sao Paulo’s Albert Einstein Hospital on Wednesday said the 82-year-old requires care for cardias and renal dysfunction.“The patient remains hospitalized in a common room, under the necessary care of the medical team,” it read.
The three-time World Cup winner has been in and out of hospital since having a tumour removed from his colon in September 2021 and has been undergoing chemotherapy in his fight against cancer.“The patient continues to show improvement in the clinical status, in particular the respiratory infection. He remains in a regular room, is conscious and with stable vital signs,” medical staff at Sao Paulo’s Albert Einstein Hospital said.
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