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Hospitalized Pele thanks fans during fight against cancer

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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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