Dwyane Wade reveals he was diagnosed with cancer at 41

Dwyane Wade recalled how a routine checkup turned into a life-changing cancer diagnosis that forced him to confront his own mortality.kidney.

Dwyane Wade is recalling how a routine checkup turned into a life-changing cancer diagnosis that forced him to confront his own mortality and ultimately led to the removal of 40% of his kidney.

The 43-year-old basketball player opened up about his health ordeal on the Jan. 30 episode of his podcast, “The Why With Dwyane Wade,” sharing that what started as a desire to check on minor health concerns — including stomach discomfort and a weaker urine stream — led doctors to discover a tumor on his right kidney.

Wade, who is married to actor Gabrielle Union, revealed that he hadn’t kept up with regular medical checkups since retiring from the NBA in 2019. However, when his father underwent surgery, he decided to schedule a full-body exam for himself. (Wade did not specify the kind of surgery his father underwent or the reason for it.)

Initially, Wade wasn’t expecting anything serious — just some answers to a few questions.

“Why is my p--- coming out slow? Why is my stream ain’t powerful? Why is it a little weak?” Wade recalled wondering.

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