The tumor couldn’t be biopsied, and surgery was the only way to confirm if it was cancerous. So, on Dec. 18, 2023, Wade had a surgery to remove 40% of his kidney, a move that turned out to be life-saving.

Dwyane Wade reflected on having a cancerous tumor removed from his kidney as well as 40 percent of the organ itself after having a full body scan done at 40 years old.

Dwyane Wade was diagnosed with cancer in 2023 and secretly battled the disease, the retired NBA legend revealed two years after its detection. In Touch is taking readers inside the moment he found out he had cancer,