Former Brazilian President Luiz Lula da Silva was hospitalized Saturday afternoon in Sao Paulo with symptoms aggravated by his cancer treatments, his doctors said. Lula, 66, "was evaluated today (Saturday) in Syrian-Lebanese Hospital in Sao Paulo with complaints of loss of appetite and fatigue," said a medical bulletin published on the hospital's website.
The doctors said they found a "small presence of inflammation of the laryngeal and esophageal mucosa, resulting from radiation therapy," the bulletin said.
Lula's radiation treatment was begun in January to eradicate a tumor in his larynx detected in October.
"The health of the former president is good and there is no change of plans for the radiation therapy treatment," the bulletin said.