A year ago
Ghana's satirical comedian and entertainment known as KSM , but born as Kwaku Sintim-Misa broke some hot news.
The news are not exciting and a laughing matter as the personality is associated with.
The famous personality said, he has been battling prostate cancer.
The Satirist made this know on a JoyNews’ AM Show.
The comedian went deep into his his health condition and laid it bare to the public.
The satirist said he had to undergo surgery to have some relief.
“I’ve been through a battle with prostate cancer in the last year. I was in the US and I had to go through prostatectomy. That’s a very radical surgery to get rid of your entire prostate”, he said.
Narrating circumstances leading to discovering that he had this condition, KSM who turned 66 two days ago, said he eventually decided to go check his testosterone level after failed attempts to persuade him. He said his friend who had started working at a health institution got him to check it finally and it turned out that his PSA (Prostate Specific Antigen) levels were high.
“It started when a friend of mine told me he was now working with the American Rejuvenation centre, so he wants me to come and do a checkup; to come and check my PSA. I kept stalling. So at one point I said I’ll go, like I’m doing him a favor. And when I did the checkup, the guy said ‘actually your PSA levels are very high. And I’m not comfortable with your PSA level,” he added.
He added that he knew his PSA levels were very high, but felt strong because he embarks on daily exercises.
“I do at least 5 kilometer walk every morning,” he indicated.
According to the TV personality, he did not experience any symptoms but found out his prostate was cancerous upon further checkups.
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