Lula announces end of radiotherapy sessions: "I'm well and happy"

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) said this Friday (12) that he has finished radiotherapy sessions and is cured after the removal of skin cancer from his scalp, carried out in April.

The announcement was made during the Move Brasil ceremony in Brasília, in which the government released a line of credit for app delivery people to finance motorcycles.

While speaking about the importance of the day for the class, as well as the celebration of Valentine's Day, the president announced the end of the treatment and declared himself "well and happy".

"Today, I went to Hospital Sírio-Libanês and finished my 15th radiotherapy. I had skin cancer and radiotherapy made it go away once and for all with any perspective, but I want to tell you that I'm fine and I'm happy for these things: for you [motorcycle couriers], for the love I have for my wife [...] and for the definitive cure for this skin cancer", stated the president.

The treatment was carried out preventively, as a complementary step in the treatment against basal cell carcinoma, the type of cancer diagnosed in Lula and one of the most common types of skin cancer.

Radiotherapy sessions began in May and were carried out at Hospital Sírio-Libanês, in São Paulo, with applications lasting around two minutes. With a total of 15 sessions, the procedures were fit into the Chief Executive's agenda.

Skin cancer
President Lula underwent two medical procedures at the end of April, at the Hospital Sírio-Libanês, in São Paulo. According to doctor Roberto Kalil, the team treated a skin lesion on his head and performed an intervention on the president's wrist.

The skin lesion on the head was identified as a basal cell tumor, considered the most common type of skin cancer. "It's the most common small skin tumor. We remove several on a daily basis at the dermatological office", explained doctor Cristina Abdalla, who participated in the treatment.

According to experts, this type of injury is related to chronic exposure to the sun and does not have major implications for the patient's health. Treatment consisted of removing the lesion, a procedure considered simple and routine in medical practice.

Doctors recommended preventative measures, such as wearing a hat and sunscreen, to protect against continued sun exposure. Until then, the medical team had not publicly informed about the possibility of radiotherapy as a treatment for the lesion.

(With information from Duda Cambraia)

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