Brazil's Lula starts radiation after early-stage skin cancer diagnosis
- Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva began preventive radiotherapy treatment after an early-stage basal cell carcinoma was removed from his scalp.
- The treatment involves fifteen two-minute superficial radiation sessions over three weeks and will not affect Lula's presidential duties or daily activities.
- Lula, age 80, plans to seek a fourth presidential term in the October 2026 elections, with polls showing a slight lead over Senator Flávio Bolsonaro.
- Basal cell carcinoma is linked to chronic sun exposure and considered low risk, with advice to use preventive sun protection like hats and sunscreen.
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This is not the first time the president has had health problems.
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva started a preventive treatment by radiotherapy on Monday, after surgery last month for a skin injury to the scalp, announced the hospital where the intervention took place, reports AFP.
Lula receives preventive radiotherapy against skin cancer four months before Brazilian elections
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Monday began a preventive radiotherapy treatment following the removal of a cancerous lesion from his scalp, in a medical intervention that places the spotlight on the health of the 80-year-old leader four months before the presidential elections in which he will seek a fourth term. The Sirio-Libanés Hospital, the private center where Lula receives care, confirmed the start of the treatment through
Brazil’s president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, began a preventive treatment of radiation therapy on Monday, after having been operated on last month by a skin injury to the scalp, the hospital in which the procedure was carried out reported.
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva started a preventive radiotherapy against skin cancer.The Syrian-Lebanese hospital in São Paulo announced on Monday that radiotherapy was a protective measure after a so-called basal cell carcinoma had been removed from the head of the 80-year-old in April.The skin doctor Cristina Abdalla, who had performed the surgery at the time, described the malignant skin change in the head's hair roots as a "co…
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