Prof. Wole Soyinka today revealed that he lived with prostrate cancer for 10 months but has been cured. The Noble laureate made the revelation at a press conference tagged: “Beyond Ebola and Beyond Reign of the Silent Killer” held at the June 12 Cultural Centre, Kuto, Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. The octogenarian, was flanked during the press conference by his son, who is also the State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Olaokun Soyinka and the President/Founder of the African Cancer Centre, Prof. Femi Williams.
He stated that he lived with the killer disease for over ten months while undergoing treatment.
According to him,”I discovered that I was afflicted with prostrate cancer in December last year and was finally cured of the killer disease on October 28 this year,”Soyinka revealed.
He stressed that his public disclosure of being afflicted with cancer was borne out of the moral obligation he felt he owed the society, especially as a member of the African Cancer Centre.