The Brazilian football legend Pel\u00e9 is receiving palliative care after chemotherapy treatment for colon cancer stopped having the expected results, it has been reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pel\u00e9, 82, who is widely considered one of the greatest footballers of all time, was admitted to hospital on Tuesday to re-evaluate his cancer treatment and later diagnosed with a respiratory infection, according to medical reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Folha de S. Paulo reported that chemotherapy had now been suspended and that Pel\u00e9 was under palliative care, being treated only for symptoms such as pain and shortness of breath.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
His manager and the Albert Einstein hospital, in S\u00e3o Paulo, did not immediately respond to requests for comment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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A medical report released on Friday said Pel\u00e9 had an adequate response to an antibiotic treatment and was in a stable condition \u201cwith general improvement in health status\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He had a tumour removed from his colon in September 2021 and has been receiving hospital treatment on a regular basis.
Pel\u00e9 said in an Instagram post on Thursday that he was at the hospital for a \u201cmonthly visit\u201d and thanked his supporters for the positive messages he had received.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The former Brazil, Santos and New York Cosmos striker posted a picture of his face projected on a building in Qatar, where the World Cup is being held, next to a message saying: \u201cGet well soon.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A sign with the same message was displayed by Brazilian fans at the Lusail Stadium on Friday before the national team\u2019s 1-0 defeat against Cameroon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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