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Brazil soccer legend Pele underwent surgery to remove colon tumor

Brazil soccer legend Pele underwent surgery to remove colon tumor
Brazilian soccer legend Pele is seen in Paris in 2019. (Reuters)
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Updated 06 September 2021

Brazil soccer legend Pele underwent surgery to remove colon tumor

Brazil soccer legend Pele underwent surgery to remove colon tumor
  • "The tumor was identified during the tests I mentioned last week" Pele said in a social media post

SAO PAULO: Former Brazil soccer great Pele underwent surgery on Saturday to remove a tumor in his colon, according to a social media post on Monday by the sports legend, who has been in hospital for six days.
“Last Saturday I underwent surgery to remove a suspicious lesion in the right colon,” the posting said. “The tumor was identified during the tests I mentioned last week.”