How I discovered I had breast cancer, survived it

Nollywood actress Temitope Osoba has opened up about her battle with breast most cancers and her journey to survival.

On 17 November 2024, PREMIUM TIMES reported that Ms Osoba appealed for monetary help after present process her first breast most cancers surgical procedure.

Her colleague, Foluke Daramola, revealed on Instagram that the actress underwent one surgical procedure however required one other process, costing N12 million, to take away the remaining cancerous particles from her breast.

Throughout an interview with BBC Yoruba, posted on the media outlet’s Fb web page on Thursday, the 39-year-old actress disclosed {that a} routine self-examination led her to find a lump, which docs initially dismissed.

The actress, who began her profession as a video vixen and dancer, mentioned: “The physician had earlier advised me that I’d be positioned on treatment for 5 years and, throughout that interval, I need to not conceive. On the time, I used to be 39 years outdated. I found the problem in the future whereas touching my physique. I felt one thing on my breast resembling a bean that hadn’t been there earlier than.

“Involved, I went to a personal hospital, the place the physician assured me nothing was incorrect. The physician attributed it to the truth that I used to be on the stage of childbearing however had neither conceived nor breastfed a child. I initially accepted the physician’s clarification and went house, however I remained uneasy as a result of my hand saved going to that spot.”

Check

The Enterprise Training graduate from Olabisi Onabanjo College, Ogun State, mentioned she determined to take a take a look at when uncomfortable.

“Over time, I observed it grew bigger, making me much more uncomfortable. I acquired a take a look at, and the outcomes confirmed it was a lump. It was eliminated, and I believed all the pieces was effective. Nonetheless, when additional checks have been performed on the hospital, it was found to be breast most cancers.

“The day I obtained the prognosis was one of many worst days of my life. I couldn’t consider I had such an sickness. I began worrying—would my breast be eliminated? Would I die regardless of all my struggles, having no mom or father to help me? I started praying to God, acknowledging that whereas I wasn’t deeply non secular, I had by no means wished anybody hurt,” mentioned the actress.

Ms Osoba, who danced in Pasuma’s ‘Excessive Stage’ video, shared that after receiving her preliminary prognosis, she went house however later returned to the hospital, the place she was suggested to endure a scan.

She mentioned: “After I returned to the hospital, they beneficial a CT scan to find out if the most cancers had unfold. Fortunately, the outcomes returned detrimental, exhibiting only some remaining particles.

“The physician knowledgeable me that one other surgical procedure can be wanted however assured me that my breast wouldn’t be eliminated.”

Miracle

The actress, identified for her roles in ‘Oogun Mi’ and ‘Ifedolapo’, revealed that after present process a scan, her physician knowledgeable her she wouldn’t want chemotherapy.

“God stunned me once more when the physician mentioned I wouldn’t want chemotherapy, solely radiation. When the remedy began, I used to be given a invoice, and I nervous about how I’d afford it. I reached out to colleagues and others—some responded, whereas others didn’t.

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“Finally, I contacted Actress Foluke Daramola, who helped by reaching out to folks on my behalf. She later knowledgeable me that the response wasn’t large as a result of many individuals didn’t know me. That was why I made a decision to make a video exhibiting my face to the general public. Via all of it, I obtained the assistance I wanted, and by God’s grace, I’m now free from breast most cancers.”