Last Thursday, the 20th, Rita Lee released a statement on social media revealing that, after undergoing some routine exams, she found a tumor in her lung.

According to the text, the tumor was identified in its early stages, which allows for a high probability of cure. Also according to those responsible for Rita Lee's social media accounts, she is already at home and preparing to begin appropriate treatment for the tumor. The singer is 73 years old.

Read the statement released by the singer's team below.

"Our Rita underwent a check-up at the Albert Einstein Israelite Hospital in São Paulo.".

Tests revealed a primary tumor in the left lung. Well cared for by a medical team comprised of Dr. Óren Smaletz, Prof. Dr. José Ribas M. de Campos, Dr. Carmen Silvia Valente Barbas, and Dr. Ícaro Carvalho, she is already at home and will continue with immunotherapy and radiotherapy treatments.

We are grateful for the prayers and the Divine Light

We wish the singer a speedy recovery!

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A music journalist since 2016, she was an editor at Wikimetal, where she combined her two great passions: music and writing. She believes that heavy music deserves to be everywhere and strives to make that a reality. Slipknot, Evanescence, and Bring Me The Horizon are essential to her playlist.