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Hospitalized Pele thanks fans during fight against cancer

Brazilian Pele attends the 2018 soccer World Cup draw at the Kremlin in Moscow, Dec. 1, 2017. AP


Brazilian soccer great Pele thanked fans worldwide on Thursday for the well-wishes he's received since being admitted to a Sao Paulo hospital amid his fight against cancer.

The 82-year-old Pele, who had a colon tumor removed in September 2021, was hospitalized Tuesday to regulate his medication, his daughter said.

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