Admitted since November 29 at Albert Einstein Hospital, in São Paulo, former soccer player Edson Arantes do Nascimento, Pelé, presents progression of oncological disease and requires greater care related to renal and cardiac dysfunctions. The information is contained in a medical bulletin released on Wednesday (21).
The document is signed by doctors Fábio Nasri, Rene Gansl and Miguel Cendoroglo Neto.
Pelé was hospitalized for reassessment of chemotherapy therapy in the face of a tumor in the colon, in addition to the treatment of a respiratory infection. Cancer was identified in 2021, and the tumor was removed in September of the same year. Since then, the King of Football has undergone chemotherapy treatment, with regular trips to the hospital.
In 1980, a jury made up of sports journalists elected Pelé the Athlete of the Century.
