SAO PAULO: Brazilian football legend Pele receives palliative care after chemotherapy stops having expected results as he battles colon cancer, newspaper says Folha de S. Paulo reported Saturday.
Pele, 82, who is widely regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all time, was hospitalized on Tuesday to reevaluate his cancer treatment and was later diagnosed with a respiratory infection, according to medical reports.
Folha de S. Paulo reported that the chemotherapy has now been suspended and that Pele was on palliative care, treated only for symptoms such as pain and shortness of breath.
Pele, 82, who is widely regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all time, was hospitalized on Tuesday to reevaluate his cancer treatment and was later diagnosed with a respiratory infection, according to medical reports.
Folha de S. Paulo reported that the chemotherapy has now been suspended and that Pele was on palliative care, treated only for symptoms such as pain and shortness of breath.
