'In my community...': Dwyane Wade urges open health conversations after a tough battle against cancer
Dwyane Wade is now cancer free.(Image via Cindy Ord/VF25/Getty)
Dwyane Wade, one of the most talented and popular players in the history of the NBA, shocked his fans when he revealed he had to go through a major surgery as his doctors found some abnormalities in his kidneys in 2023. The
NBA legend
and his wife, popular actress Gabrielle Union, have opened up about how
Dwyane Wade
had to remove a major part of one of his kidneys as it later turned out to have
cancer cells
in them. While Dwyane Wade has spoken extensively about his health issues, he gave some advice to his fans at the New York Times Well Festival.
Dwyane Wade reveals how nobody discussed health history in his family and why it is important to ask questions to one's doctor
Dwyane Wade spoke about how nobody really discussed about health issues in his family, even though both his father and his grandfather had previously suffered from prostate cancer.
The NBA legend said, "In my family, in my community, we don't share a lot of things about our health history...I was like, 'Alright, let me go and start. Let me go look at my body.'"
Dwyane Wade also advised his fans to 'ask the right questions' to doctors. He said, 'If you have a primary care doctor, put them to work…Don't let them just come, bring you in and put you out the door, because that's what you want to hear. No, ask the right questions."
Dwyane Wade and his family took some time to reveal the NBA legend's health issues in public as the family needed some time to process this news. While Dwyane Wade was advised by his doctors to undergo kidney surgery back in December 2023, it is not really clear when the surgery actually happened.
For now, Dwyane Wade is fully active and healthy and is trying to create more awareness about the battle he fought against cancer. The NBA legend and his wife, Gabrielle Union, recently made a joint appearance at the MET Gala 2025 and it is safe to say that all eyes were on the power couple.
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