According to the World Health Organisation (WHO) more than 100,000 lives are cut short annually by a dreadful disease known as “CANCER”.
Here are some of those who died in 2021 from cancer:
Capt. Hosa Okunbo (pancreatic cancer)
The Edo-born businessman magnate Capt. Idahosa Okunbo died in London after battling with pancreatic cancer.
Sound Sultan (Throat cancer)
Multi-talented Singer, Lanre Fasasi, aka Sound Sultan passed away at 44 following a hard battle with “Angioimmunoblastic T-cell Lymphoma” according to a statement released by his family via social media
Late Black Panther lead actor, Chadwick Boseman died battling with colon cancer since 2016. At his time of death, he was survived by his family and wife.
Sadiq Daba (leukemia and prostate cancer)
Veteran actor Sadiq Daba battled leukemia and prostate cancer.
Daba was a native of Kano, born in Kumasi, Ghana and raised in Freetown, Sierra-Leone.
Irrfan Khan (Neuroendocrine tumor cancer)
Irrfan Khan was an Indian actor who brought a modern sensibility to recent hit films and hard roles in Hollywood movies such as “Life of Pi” and “The Namesake”.
He was among the first Indian actors to make a consistent mark in Western cinema.