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Brazil's Lula da Silva shaves beard in cancer battle | Brazil's Lula da Silva shaves beard in cancer battle |
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Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has had his hair and trademark beard shaved off as he battles throat cancer. | Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has had his hair and trademark beard shaved off as he battles throat cancer. |
Lula was shaved by his wife Marisa Leticia ahead of his next round of chemotherapy, which can make a patient's hair fall out. | Lula was shaved by his wife Marisa Leticia ahead of his next round of chemotherapy, which can make a patient's hair fall out. |
Pictures released by the former leader's press office show him bald and beardless - but still with a moustache. | Pictures released by the former leader's press office show him bald and beardless - but still with a moustache. |
His doctors have said his chances of recovery from cancer are "very good". | His doctors have said his chances of recovery from cancer are "very good". |
He has already completed a first chemotherapy session without complications and is due to have three more by the end of the year before beginning radiation therapy. | He has already completed a first chemotherapy session without complications and is due to have three more by the end of the year before beginning radiation therapy. |
Lula, 66, stepped down last year after two terms as president with record approval ratings. | Lula, 66, stepped down last year after two terms as president with record approval ratings. |
His diagnosis of cancer last month shocked Brazil, where he remains a very influential political figure. | His diagnosis of cancer last month shocked Brazil, where he remains a very influential political figure. |
Lula is a former smoker - a habit thought to increase the chances of throat cancer. |
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