According to a bulletin released by Hospital Sírio Libanês, the treatment is preventive, after the Brazilian president underwent a procedure to remove a basal cell lesion on his scalp in April.
The president of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva underwent a preventive radiotherapy session this Monday morning, following a procedure to remove a head injury, carried out in April. The information was released by Hospital Sírio Libanês.
According to CNN Brasil, in total the president will undergo 15 radiotherapy sessions, which will take place over three weeks.
According to the medical bulletin published by the hospital, after removing a basal cell lesion on the scalp, the medical team opted for a “complementary treatment with
Skin cancer
President Lula underwent two medical procedures at the end of April, at the Sírio-Libanês Hospital, in São Paulo. According to doctor Roberto Kalil, the team treated a skin lesion on his head and performed an intervention on the president’s wrist.
The skin lesion on the head was identified as a basal cell tumor, considered the most common type of skin cancer. “It’s the most common small skin tumor. We remove several on a daily basis at the dermatological office”, explained doctor Cristina Abdalla.
According to experts, this type of injury is related to chronic exposure to the sun and does not have major implications for the patient’s health. The treatment consisted of removing the lesion, a procedure considered simple and routine in medical practice.
Doctors recommended preventative measures such as wearing a hat and sunscreen to protect against continuous sun exposure. Until then, the medical team had not publicly informed about the possibility of radiotherapy as a treatment for the injury.
