French singer Daniel Lévi died on Saturday August 6, his wife announced on Instagram. (source 1)
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“My husband, my king Daniel Haim ben Sarah Lévi joined the Gan Eden. The vigil is taking place at the Synagogue de la Rose this evening and the burial will take place in Marseille, at the St Pierre Jewish cemetery (…) tomorrow Sunday August 7 at 2:30 p.m. wrote Sandrine Lévi.
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Only a few days ago, his wife posted a disturbing message on social media about her husband’s condition.
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“Dear friends around the world. Our friend, singer Daniel Lévi needs our prayers more than ever to heal, now! Time is countedlet’s mobilize and act immediately”.
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A perilous fight against cancer
The unforgettable interpreter of “The desire to love” was suffering from colon cancer since 2019. During an interview with the microphone of the radio Voltage this year, Daniel Lévi told how he had discovered and lived the disease. (source 2)
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“There have been analyses, with signs that were there a year beforewhich I didn’t take seriously, because it stopped”, he mentioned.
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Daniel Lévi then began particularly aggressive chemotherapy, which created an occlusion in his colon. The test was difficult.
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“I couldn’t walk anymore, I couldn’t eat anymore, I couldn’t breathe anymore. I was so perfused that my muscles had melted away, I could no longer walk. And when you can’t walk, when you can’t breathe, when you can’t pee, when you can’t… It’s all amazing when it all comes back“, he said.
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Colorectal cancer develops from polyps, small precancerous lesions forming on the intestinal wall. According to Public Health France, this disease represents second leading cause of cancer death all sexes combined with 43,336 new cases and 17,117 deaths per year. (source 3)
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Screening can significantly increase the chances of recovery.
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