Former Brazilian footballer Pele is again in hospital undergoing treatment related to the removal of a colon tumor last year, his agent told Reuters on Thursday.
ESPN TV channel previously reported that Skin, 81, had been admitted to Albert Einstein Hospital in São Paulo for chemotherapy sessions.
According to ESPN, examinations had previously made it possible to diagnose a tumor in the intestine, another in the liver and the beginning of a third in a lung, and new examinations were necessary to look for other cancerous foci.
The channel added that Pelé was in a stable condition and could be discharged from hospital during the day.
The hospital’s press office said it had no information about Pele’s hospitalization.
Last September, the three-time football world champion underwent surgery to remove a colon tumor and he remained hospitalized for almost a month.
He had been admitted to hospital again last month for chemotherapy sessions.
