Former Brazilian president’s cancer treatment ‘a success’
Former Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva announced Wednesday that he was returning to politics after being told that his larynx cancer was in "complete remission," AFP reported.
"I will return to political life because I believe Brazil needs to continue to grow, develop, generate jobs, improve the lives of millions and millions of Brazilians who managed to enter the middle class... as well as those who dream of joining the middle class," he said in a video message.
Earlier Lula, 66, underwent exams at Sao Paulo's Sirio-Libanes hospital following weeks of radiation therapy sessions.
And doctors reported that his cancer, diagnosed last October, was "in complete remission" according to Jose Chrispiniano, a spokesman for Lula's Citizenry Institute.
In the video, a bald, mustachioed Lula wearing a black shirt appeared a little older and visibly thinner than usual.
"Today, I received the most important piece of news a human being can receive after a five-month treatment against cancer," Lula said.