THE HOSPITAL TREATING Brazilian football great Pele announced a “progression” in his cancer, as well as kidney and heart problems.
Considered by many to be the greatest footballer of all time, Pele was hospitalized in Sao Paulo on 29 November for what his medical team called a re-evaluation of his chemotherapy treatments, which he has been receiving since having surgery to remove a colon tumor in September 2021. “Edson Arantes do Nascimento presents cancer disease progression and requires greater care related to renal and cardiac dysfunctions” a hospital statement said Wednesday.Just minutes after the hospital announcement, Nascimento and Arantes said on Instagram their father would not be home for Christmas.