Brazilian former soccer player Edson Arantes do Nascimento ‘Pele’, The 81-year-old was hospitalized again to follow up on the treatment he has been undergoing for a colon tumor and is in “good” and “stable” condition, medical sources reported Tuesday.
The triple world champion was admitted again, on Monday night and routinely, in the Albert Einstein Israelite Hospital from Sao Paulowhere he continues the treatment of the tumor that was detected in September 2021 and for which he has already been operated on once in the same health center.
“His clinical conditions are good and stable, and he should be discharged from hospital in the next few days,” the medical team accompanying the soccer star said in a brief statement.
After identification of the tumor, Pelepointed out by many as the best footballer in history, began a cycle of chemotherapy sessions that has forced him to go to the hospital a few times.
These consecutive hospitalizations have generated endless rumors about his health, which the former player himself and close relatives have been forced to publicly deny on more than one occasion.
However, in addition to the tumor, the health of Pele It has been deteriorating in recent years due to problems in the spine, hip and knee, which have reduced his mobility and have forced him to undergo surgery.
In recent years, the former soccer player was also admitted a few times after suffering kidney crises.
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