
Brazil legend Pele leaves hospital after surgery to remove tumor
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Brazil football legend Pele was discharged from hospital on Thursday following surgery to remove a tumor from his colon.
The 80-year-old underwent the operation on September 4 and had been receiving treatment at Sao Paulo's Albert Einstein Hospital for almost a month. Reuters reported that a bulletin from the hospital said Pele would now undergo chemotherapy.
"When the path is difficult, celebrate each step of the journey," Pele wrote on an Instagram post with doctors from the hospital. "Focus on your happiness. It's true that I can't jump anymore, but these past few days, I've been punching the air more times than usual.

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