Nigeria's renowned intellectual, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has been diagnosed with cancer. Prof. Soyinka who made the disclosure at a press conference held in Ogun State, Nigeria, on Tuesday, said he was diagnosed of the disease in December last year.
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| Prof. Soyinka. Photo Credit- Sahara Reporters |
Speaking at the June 12 Cultural Center in Ogun State, "Kongi"
encouraged awareness and preventative measures in stopping the spread of
the disease. He attributes early detection and proper nutrition to his
stable health so far, Information obtained by Shadedreflects team from Sahara Reporters has revealed.
The 80-year-old said that
initially he felt the cancer was “an unwanted squatter in his body." He
later resolved that he "had to get rid of it whether it is a slow
growing one or malignant.”
While not hinting at the kind or extent of cancer he has, Soyinka's
son, Dr. Olaokun Soyinka, Commissioner for Health in Ogun State, told
The Nation his father was treated for “prostate cancer.”
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