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The renowned Nigerian Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka has revealed that he once battled with Cancer. He revealed this in a press conference in Abeokuta, Ogun State on Tuesday, November 25, adding that he received the diagnosis in December 2013. The 80-year-old playwright stated that he spoke about his condition in order to raise awareness about the disease. He said this in the conference; "It never occurred to me to test myself because men have their separate test like women and I have heard people who lost very dear ones, closed ones. They just told me, ‘Prof, we hope you’re having your own?’ And I told them I had one 10 years ago and he said, “No, no, do it regularly.” And by accident in December last year, I discovered that I had cancer." He thanked the early detection and compliance with medications. His med dose was completed on October 28, 2014 after which he was told he is now cancer free.
He said, "Many people feel it is a death sentence. Family feel it; friends, colleagues, they begin to look at you as if you are a ghost once there is rumour you have cancer. No, cancer is not a death sentence, it is curable, I have undergone the treatment and I am able to tell you that I even have a model, that’s my certificate.” He also spoke on the need for early detection which he said has helped him survive so far along with medical treatment and a proper diet. The Nobel Laureate stated that he saw cancer as “an unwanted squatter in his body and had to get rid of it whether it is a slow growing one or malignant.” Professor Soyinka did not disclose the exact kind of cancer he was diagnosed with but his son, Dr. Olaokun Soyinka, who is the Commissioner for Health in Ogun State, reported that his father was battling prostate cancer.
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