NBA All-Star Dwayne Wade Reveals Kidney Cancer & Surgery

Retired NBA superstar 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 on the Jan. 30 episode of his podcast, “The Why With Dwyane Wade,” The former Miami Heat franchise player learned of the diagnosis after years putting off his annual check-up. After reflecting on his father’s experience with prostate cancer, Wade finally made an appointment and explained that he had symptoms including stomach issues, cramps, and was urinating slowly. 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. “To find out that at 41 years old, pretty healthy guy, I had cancer — thank God I did do the surgery because the tumor was cancerous,” Wade said. “I have one kidney, and I have one kidney that is 60 percent. They took 40 percent of my kidney to make sure they got all the cancer off of it.” His father,...