Brazil ex-president Lula diagnosed with throat cancer
Following a series of tests, the 66-year-old Lula "was diagnosed with a tumor located in his larynx" and will receive outpatient chemotherapy treatment, the Syrian-Lebanese Hospital of Sao Paulo said in a statement.
He was otherwise in good health, the statement read.
The charismatic and popular Lula left power with a record 80 percent approval rating after two consecutive terms from January 2003 to December 2010.
Brazil's constitution prohibits a third consecutive term.
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