Lula starts preventive radiotherapy after skin cancer removal

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) began this Monday (25) a complementary treatment of superficial radiotherapy on the scalp, just over a month after undergoing surgery to remove skin cancer.

The procedure was carried out at the Sírio-Libanês Hospital unit. In a medical bulletin, the responsible team classified the intervention as preventive and reported that the president will maintain his normal work routine during treatment.

The protocol provides for 15 short radiotherapy sessions, lasting approximately two minutes each, spread over three weeks.

The new stage of medical monitoring occurs after the removal of a cancerous lesion on April 24, in São Paulo. At the time, Planalto reported that the procedure had been successful and that the president would remain under clinical monitoring.

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Superficial radiotherapy is used in dermatological cases to reduce the risk of recurrence after removing skin lesions, especially in areas more exposed to the sun, such as the scalp.

The procedure is considered less invasive than conventional radiotherapy treatments because it acts on more superficial layers of the skin.

In February of this year, Lula had already undergone another dermatological procedure. At the time, doctors performed cauterization to treat keratosis, a condition characterized by thickening of the surface layer of the skin.