Brazil's Former President Lula Begins Cancer Treatment
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Brazil's former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is beginning chemotherapy to treat a cancerous tumor in his larynx discovered on Saturday by doctors who say his chances of a full recovery are excellent.
Lula's doctors say Monday he is also expected to undergo radiation therapy, likely in January.
The tumor was detected over the weekend. A statement from Sao Paulo's Sirio Libanes Hospital says it was caught in its early stages.
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Roberto Kalil, one of Lula's doctors, says the chances of a full recovery are excellent and that the 66-year-old Lula is otherwise in good health.
Lula was first elected in 2002. He left office on Jan. 1 of this year with an approval rating of 87 percent.
Brazil underwent rapid economic growth during Lula's time in office. The nation's political power on the international stage also rose.
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Based on reporting by the Associated Press.
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