Jazz legend Don Laka revealed that he is battling prostate cancer in an exclusive interview with Tshisa Live. The veteran shared that he found out he had the disease after a regular checkup 5 years ago.
Image: Don Laka Twitter
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“I go for regular checkups and I post to remind people that they need to also. I will continue to do that as long as there are people there to support me. I have never shared my results before but I have been diagnosed with it. It was five years ago. I am on medication and I am fine.
“It is manageable, but if you do not go for checkups you will not know the signs of cancer. They can isolate it at an early stage and you live a normal life.”
With the recent death of Hugh Masekela who succumbed to the disease, Don said he was further prompted to raise awareness about the disease by educating other men about it.
“When Bra Hugh was diagnosed with prostate cancer almost 20 years ago‚ he called me. He told me that he had prostate cancer. It made me realise that many men‚ especially in rural areas‚ are dying because it is not detected and treated. They don’t go for tests.”
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He is was larger than life,I am happy to have been part of his story. pic.twitter.com/PhKMtD1qdo
— Donald Laka (@Don_Laka) January 29, 2018
We wish him a speedy recovery.
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