His father, Dwyane Wade Sr., went through his own journey with prostate cancer, which motivated the former NBA star to go to the doctor. He said he went in without thinking about his kidneys, but a full-body scan revealed Wade had a "cyst/tumor" on his right kidney.

Dwyane Wade recalled how a routine checkup turned into a life-changing cancer diagnosis that forced him to confront his own mortality.kidney.

What I saw in the midst of me going through my illness, I saw my family that may not always talk, may not always agree. I saw everybody show up for me and be there for me and in that process, in my weakness I found strength in my family.