{"id":1268870,"date":"2022-12-22T11:35:20","date_gmt":"2022-12-22T11:35:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/12\/22\/peles-cancer-has-advanced-says-hospital\/"},"modified":"2022-12-22T11:35:20","modified_gmt":"2022-12-22T11:35:20","slug":"peles-cancer-has-advanced-says-hospital","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/12\/22\/peles-cancer-has-advanced-says-hospital\/","title":{"rendered":"Pele&#8217;s cancer has advanced, says hospital"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/1670189967_194_127836817_gettyimages-1135873396-1-696x392.jpg\"   alt=\"Pele is Brazil's all-time leading scorer with 77 goals in 92 games\" title=\"Pele is Brazil's all-time leading scorer with 77 goals in 92 games\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pele is Brazil&#8217;s all-time leading scorer with 77 goals in 92 games<br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Pele\u2019s cancer has progressed, a statement from the Sao Paulo hospital where the 82-year-old Brazil legend is being treated has confirmed.<\/p>\n<p>The three-time World Cup winner has been in hospital for three weeks.<\/p>\n<p>His daughter wrote on Instagram that he would spend Christmas in the facility.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>A statement issued by the Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein said Pele \u201crequires greater care related to renal and cardiac dysfunctions\u201d because of the \u201ccancer progression\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Pele had a tumour removed from his colon in September 2021 and has since\u00a0had regular treatment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur Christmas at home has been suspended,\u201d wrote Pele\u2019s daughter, Kely Nascimento.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe decided with the doctors that, for various reasons, it would be better for us to stay here with all the care that this new family at Einstein gives us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Just after he was admitted,\u00a0a statement issued by the hospital\u00a0said Pele \u201chad a good response to treatment for respiratory infection care\u201d and added he was undergoing a \u201creassessment of chemotherapy treatment\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Pele is Brazil\u2019s all-time leading men\u2019s scorer with 77 goals in 92 games and he helped his country win the World Cup in 1958, 1962 and 1970.<\/p>\n<p>Brazil players paid tribute\u00a0to Pele after their last-16 win over South Korea during the 2022 World Cup, holding up a banner with his name and picture.<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"eSfFcTVAQUk\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Economic Growth: Economy slowed down in quarter three while GDP expanded by 2.9% - GSS (21-12-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eSfFcTVAQUk?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pele is Brazil&#8217;s all-time leading scorer with 77 goals in 92 games Pele\u2019s cancer has progressed, a statement from the Sao Paulo hospital where the 82-year-old Brazil legend is being treated has confirmed. The three-time World Cup winner has been in hospital for three weeks. 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