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President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) announced on Friday (12) that he is fully cured of skin cancer after completing his 15th and final radiotherapy session. At 80 years old and four months before the presidential election, Lula removed the hat he had been wearing since surgery during a ceremony at the Planalto Palace and declared he was happy for the "definitive cure". ✓
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"O presidente Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) disse nesta sexta-feira (12) que está plenamente curado do câncer de pele e que terminou sua 15ª e última sessão de radioterapia"
"O presidente Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva iniciou nesta segunda-feira (25) tratamento complementar preventivo com radioterapia superficial após a retirada de um câncer de pele no couro cabeludo, informou o Hospital Sírio-Libanês, em Brasília. A sessão, primeira de um total de 15 pre"
The president underwent surgery at the end of April to remove a basal cell carcinoma lesion — the least severe and most common type of skin cancer — from his scalp. According to Agência Brasil, radiotherapy treatment at Hospital Sírio-Libanês began on May 25, with preventive sessions lasting about two minutes performed in the morning in Brasília. ?
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"O presidente Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva iniciou nesta segunda-feira (25) tratamento de radioterapia no couro cabeludo. A medida foi adotada após a retirada de uma lesão na pele em 24 de abril. O Procedimento, no Hospital Sírio-Libanês em Brasília, é preventivo e terá 15 sessões."
Modern radiotherapy for cases like Lula's consists of bombarding the treated skin area with electron beams, with localized side effects such as redness, skin irritation and temporary hair loss. During the three-week treatment, Lula maintained his normal schedule of commitments and trips, seeking to demonstrate physical vitality to voters before the October election campaign. ✓
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"A radioterapia moderna para casos como o de Lula consiste em bombardear com feixes de elétrons a área de pele tratada. Cada sessão dura poucos minutos. Os efeitos colaterais tendem a ser localizados e leves, como vermelhidão na área irradiada, irritação cutânea e queda temporária de cabelo."
Lula completed 15 radiotherapy sessions and declared himself cured of skin cancer on June 12
The removed lesion was diagnosed as basal cell carcinoma, the least severe type of skin cancer
Covered by only some sources, or where the accounts diverge.
Covered by only some sources (1)
Lula sought to demonstrate physical vitality to dispel electoral questions about governing capacity
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Radiotherapy start date
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What was the exact date Lula's radiotherapy began?
Why it's still unknown: Brazilian sources (Folha, A Gazeta, O Tempo) reported March 25 as the date of the first session, but official documents from Agência Brasil and Valor Econômico indicate May 25. The discrepancy has not been clarified by the Planalto.
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Why did Lula maintain discretion about the treatment before starting it?
Why it's still unknown: Media outlets report that even close allies only learned about the need for radiotherapy when the government announced the first session, but do not explain the communication strategy adopted.