Lula Cancer Former Brazilian President

Lulu cancer former brazilian president. Popular former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has been diagnosed with throat cancer and will start a course of chemotherapy treatment today. He was diagnosed Saturday morning after undergoing medical examinations, Bogea said.

Doctors found a malignant tumour on the larynx of the former union boss who rose to become his country’s first left-wing president during tests at the Sírio-Libanês hospital in São Paulo on Saturday. "This is a localized tumor," noted Bogea, meaning that it has not spread elsewhere in the body. She added that the tumor has not metastasized, a characteristic of most cancerous cells.

Lula was elected Brazilian president in 2002, the country's first leftist leader in half a century. A former union leader, Lula president over a period of strong economic growth in Brazil during which millions of people were lifted out of poverty.

Lula former Brazilian President will begin chemotherapy in the coming days to treat a malignant tumor in his larynx, a hospital official said Saturday. Article Source “Lula Cancer Former Brazilian President” from www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-15507640

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