Singer Jorge Aragão announced good news this Friday 21st: the remission of a lymphoma that he had been treating since July of this year. After a series of tests, he was diagnosed with nonHodgkin’s lymphoma, a cancer that affects the lymphatic system. The remission information was published by the press office and also confirmed
“Patient Jorge Aragão showed a complete remission in the last Pet Scan (examination) carried out and he only needs chemotherapy, which will be carried out on November 1st, to complete the treatment,” said hematologist Caroline Rebello, who is in charge of the Artists had taken care of the treatment in the case.
The news comes alongside the release of “Semper Eu e Você,” a new version of the samba singer’s “Eu e Você Semper,” originally released in the 2000s. Now it includes new excerpts created and performed by rapper Xamã With the participation of Dalto Max, who strolls through samba and rap, the song brings a small glimpse of what will be “Projeto Identidade”, a new EP from Aragão in celebration of Black Consciousness Day.
— Its goal is to give the public a small and delicious taste of the “Identity Project” format, where I join various rap and trap artists and teach a little about the art of rap and trap music in the new world bring generation. Grandpa here jokes Aragão.
2 of 2 Xamã and Jorge Aragão — Photo: Divulgação Xamã and Jorge Aragão — Photo: Divulgação
The full EP is due to be released in November and consists of a collection of great hits already known from Aragão, enriched with new sections composed by names such as Emicida, Xamã, Marcelo D2, L7nnon, Djonga, BK and others Face receive others.
— This is a very important and meaningful project for me because it conveys the everyday life of our roots. We talk about everyday life, beauty, culture, strength, talent, resilience and so many other art forms in our cultural universe.
NonHodgkin lymphoma
The disease, which affects 1.5 million people worldwide, attacks the lymphatic system, which is responsible for the body’s immunity and protects it from viruses, bacteria and other external threats. Actors Reynaldo Gianecchini, Edson Celulari, Jane Fonda and Michael C. Hall, former President Dilma, playwright Glória Perez and former governor of Rio de Janeiro Luiz Fernando Pezão also had this type of cancer and were able to recover after treatment.
On July 20, Jorge Aragão’s team announced that the singer had been admitted to the hospital to begin treatment for his illness. At the time, staff said he responded well and was undergoing his first followup at the hospital for medical reasons.