On 29 October 2011, through the Syrian-Lebanese Hospital of Sãeste Paulo, it was announced that Lula suffered from throat cancer, a malignant tumor in his larynx. He elected chemotherapy to counteract the tumor, and on 16 November, his press office released photos of his wife shaving his beard and hair, http://hectorknjcy.mybloglicious.com/10298216/secrets-saude-top