Literary Icon, Prof Wole Soyinka, revealed today at a
press conference in Abeokuta Ogun state, that he's a
cancer survivor. He said his appointment as a board
member of the African Cancer Centre made him
undergo a routine checkup last year which revealed
he had cancer. He said he diagnosed with the disease
in December 2013.
"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.".
Prof Soyinka who is cancer free now after undergoing
a vigorous treatment that ended in October this year,
said although he was uncomfortable speaking about
his experience, he was obligated to speak about it
now so as to get rid of the public perception that
being diagnosed with cancer is a death sentence
"For me, this is not a decision which I like but I felt
I have all obligation, being a member of African
Cancer Centre, and also having even donated a
performance during the festival, fund raising for
cancer, I am under obligation to make it known
and to also demystify cancer. 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 said
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