According to Brazilian newspaper Folha de Sao Paulo, the former Santos player is no longer responding to the chemotherapy treatment he has been undergoing since September 2021.Pelé, 82, is currently in palliative care so chemotherapy has been suspended and he is now receiving measures to try to alleviate pain and shortness of breath.Palliative care is intended to help people with serious illnesses feel better, typically by preventing or treating the symptoms and side effects of the disease, rather than tackling the illness itself.Pray for the King 👑🙏🏽🇧🇷 @Pele — Kylian Mbappé (@KMbappe) December 3, 2022He was initially scheduled to arrive at the hospital on Wednesday for a review of his chemotherapy for his colon tumour.However his hospitalisation was brought forward by a day when he began suffering from anasarca, an internal swelling, as well as oedemaemia syndrome and heart failure, ESPN reports."