Real Housewives of Atlanta Star Dwight Eanks reveals the diagnosis of cancer

Real Housewives of Atlanta Star Dwight Eanks announced that he has prostate cancer.

The 64-year-old TV personality unveiled the news via MensmagazineIt noted that he was diagnosed earlier this year in January – after he had done blood work at the health fair of his church.

Dwight, who lived together HIV For decades he received a phone call from his doctor about the results.

After a prostate-specific antigen test, the diagnosis of the famous hairdresser was confirmed.

His grandfather died of prostate cancer thirty years earlier, but doctors had previously told him that he was unlikely to get it because the risk of the cancer came from his mother’s mother.

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Real Housewives of Atlanta Star Dwight Eanks announced that he has prostate cancer

The treatment plan is to ‘explore opportunities to see which route to go and we have not yet thought of that. I have a great team, about four different doctors, two urologists, a different specialist and my family doctor. ‘

‘So I feel comfortable and I am grateful forever that I have such a team and support. And we’re going to sort it out. ‘

Add: ‘But I feel good. I am 64, that’s young for me … we’re all going on. But when we reach those bridges, you have to pick yourself up, set yourself up and continue. Because life is really something beautiful. ‘

Dwight reminded him that he was not worried about getting the cancer after he was told that the risk is low because it was from his mother.

“So I think I’m good. I was convinced that I was Superman. I was cleared. I would do well and I just never thought of it, “he said.

Dwight also receives routine checks every six months because of his HIV+ diagnosis.

After the follow -up test confirmed the cancer: ‘I was shocked. I was angry. I was just a wreck emotionally. ‘

The 64-year-old TV personality unveiled the news via People Magazine and noted that he was diagnosed in January earlier this year in January he had done blood work at the health grant of his church

Dwight said the outlet that after he was diagnosed, his earlier medical results were assessed.

The doctors discovered that he previously had high PSA levels that were not marked in 2022.

‘I had something like that, are you fooling me? This was in 2022 and nobody said anything to me. He just said, “You are not detectable, so things are going well.” Never said anything about my prostate. I think they just didn’t look at that. ‘

Add: “I just have to laugh instead of crying around this whole journey,” he said.

Dwight will speak on the virtual education and support the Zero Prostate Cancer for the first week of June.

Dwight depicted on WWHL: Phaedra Parks; Milania Giudice; Porsha Williams, Sonja Morgan, Andy Cohen, Jeff Lewis, Teresa Giudice, Evelyn Cohen, Dwight Eanks, Jerry O’Connell, Luann de Lessps, Lou Cohen

“What is amazing about it is that I have the feeling that a higher force has prepared me at the moment to be a light of hope for others.”

Add: “I could not silence this because it can help people if they are just tested and not waiting too long.”

‘And most importantly: ask questions, look at your data, research. I cannot say what should have been, could or would have been, but I just have to embrace where I am now and be grateful and try to help someone else on the way. ‘