Hospital Says Football Legend, Pele Responding To Treatment

Brazilian football legend, Pele is now experiencing “progressive improvement” following reports of a worsening battle with cancer.

Associated Press reported that the update on the 82-year-old’s health was announced in a statement released by Albert Einstein hospital, São Paulo, on Tuesday.

The hospital said Pele is being treated for a respiratory infection and has been responding to treatment.

“Edson Arantes do Nascimento was admitted to the Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein on the 29th for a reassessment of the chemotherapy treatment for the colon tumour, identified in September 2021,” the statement reads.

“The patient continues to evolve with progressive improvement in his general condition, especially the respiratory infection.

“He remains in a common room, with stable vital signs, conscious and without new complications.”

On Saturday, Folha de S Paulo, a Brazilian newspaper, reported that Pele had been transferred to a palliative care ward in the hospital after he stopped responding to chemotherapy treatment for colon cancer.