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Wole Soyinka opens up on battle with prostate cancer

Nobel laureate and renowned dramatist, Wole Soyinka has revealed that he was diagnosed with early-stage prostate cancer in 2014.

Speaking to BBC, Soyinka revealed that he used an advanced technology, ‘proton therapy’ to treat it.

According to the 85-year-old, the treatment was an ‘easy ride although uncomfortable.

He said “It hadn’t yet gotten to the stage where it was non-reversible and so (the doctor) gave us a number of guidelines. I say us because he wanted to make sure that my wife made sure that I followed it. He sensed that I wasn’t going to be a very good patient. So he spoke to her most of the time rather than me,” he said.

”There is no disease in the world any human being needs to be ashamed.

I don’t see why people need to go to Canada, Europe to receive treatment which is affordable in this nation, it is a shame.

”The options I compared to other treatment I know about and I have seen in operation. Mine for me was an easy ride, uncomfortable in many ways but it is painless.”

Source: https://www.google.com/amp/s/dailypost.ng/2019/11/26/wole-soyinka-opens-up-on-battle-with-prostate-cancer/amp/

The time has come

OgogoroFreak:
The time has come

For him to die?

GudluckIBB:
For him to die?

No, For you to get old

My role model

The doctors can call it prostate cancer but as at that 2014, you were 80 years already, so we can simply attribute any form of illness to old age.

A

his end is near

one battle the great Soyinka can't win is against time

Sorry sir

Get well soon

Oo

Speedy recovery professor.

OgogoroFreak:
The time has come

For what to happen

Just because you were lucky suddnely its okay. Try telling that to the thousands who die in the hands of the so called medical experts. That's the Niggerian mentality. It didnt happen to me so it never happened.

So he has a wife

Beautiful!

Thank God for you life prof. You are a national treasure.

Wao

won't pray for anyone to have prostate cancer.

News ?

He was lucky o

Seun and hilarious headline. The way this guy coins headlines eehh... I joff cap for you

One of the reasons why they travel abroad for treatment boldly highlighted

Wole soyinka should have done soapy

Get well soon prof

Egwuboolu1:
whatsapp me and win very big

since u are winning big, how many house u don buy for banana island.

EmptyCoconutHead:
his end is near

so fokn what? You pray you get to that stage in life

No time to say no time. Baba has done his best.

Wole Soyinka receives medical attention in Nigeria. He lives this longer. our top politicians would fly out and spend millions of Naira just to get to age 75years before dying

Thank God for the successful treatment! We can't afford to lose you now sir.