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Nigerian Style Icon, Farooq Oreagba Opens Up On Cancer Battle As He Marks World Cancer Day

Nigerian Style Icon, Farooq Oreagba Opens Up On Cancer Battle As He Marks World Cancer Day

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 He was diagnosed with stage one multiple myeloma, a cancer that attacks plasma cells in the bone marrow.


 Farooq Oreagba

Farooq Oreagba, the cultural ambassador and style icon, has opened up about his long, private struggle with cancer, recounting how a routine hospital visit became a life-changing moment.

Speaking on World Cancer Day, February 4, Oreagba disclosed that exactly 12 years ago, on February 3, 2014, he went for a routine scan — not because he felt sick, but simply out of caution. A week later, the results came back with words he says he will never forget.

He was diagnosed with stage one multiple myeloma, a cancer that attacks plasma cells in the bone marrow.

At the time, there was no known family history of cancer, and his youngest child was just two years old. According to him, the news turned his world upside down, but he made a firm decision to fight.

Oreagba revealed that he began chemotherapy shortly after the diagnosis and underwent a stem cell transplant in August 2014, which was successful. Months later, on February 4, 2015, he was declared to be in complete remission — a date he describes as symbolic and unforgettable.

Despite the remission, the journey wasn’t over.

He went on to complete seven additional years of chemotherapy, making it eight years in total, finally finishing treatment in August 2022. Today, he says he only goes for routine quarterly checkups and continues to live with gratitude and purpose.

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