Politician and professor of political economy, Pat Utomi, has revealed he has been battling with prostate cancer.
In a series of tweets on his handle on Friday, August 11, Utomi disclosed that he was diagnosed with cancer in 2022 after a biopsy, a procedure to remove a piece of tissue or a sample of cells from the body for testing.
‘’I am moved this dawn of light to confront an epidemic under the carpet with great harm to men. Prostate cancer is bringing death and misery to many men.
“Had they been forewarned the misery containment and even chances of cure could be much enhanced, like women have with breast CA”he tweeted
Speaking about his struggles, Utomi said in the buildup to the 2023 elections, he occasionally visited a cancer centre in Ikeja after campaigns.
He added that whenever he spoke about his struggles with cancer, it dawned on him that many people of his age bracket are also battling the same ailment.
He posted:
“When a biopsy showed I was positive last year I began treatment with a cancer Centre with a branch in Ikeja and VI. I sometimes came from election campaigns to the Ikeja Centre near the Airport. The Doctors would try to smuggle me out from the back. The well known shielded ?”
He explained that his young nephews and cousins, who were medical doctors in Europe and the US, joined forces with the Lakeshore people and decided they wanted him in their direct care after the election.
“Once elections were over my young nephews and cousins, Doctors in Europe and the US , joined forces with the Lakeshore people and decided they wanted me in their direct care.
“That is why it seemed I went quiet because they controlled my phones to reduce stress,” he stated.
“Did not see why it was taboo to say you were in a battle with Cancer. The more I talked about it the more I found many of my age in similar circumstances.
” It almost seems like an epidemic for Nigerian men over 60. Not talking makes them lose the benefit of early detection”
