Kanya King, the founder of the MOBO awards, has been diagnosed with stage four bowel cancer.The chief executive of the event, which celebrates and elevates black music in the UK, disclosed her condition on Wednesday on social media.Sharing a video featuring herself and Labour MP Dawn Butler, King revealed that the diagnosis has given her a renewed sense of purpose and encouraged her followers to advocate for their health. King, who was awarded a CBE in 2018 for services to music and culture, shared on Instagram that she wants to “use my platform to shine a light on the importance of health equity and to empower others facing chronic illnesses to keep pushing”.“My faith remains my anchor, and I believe this chapter will be one of growth, resilience, and service,” King added.Stage four, or advanced, cancer means that a primary cancer has spread to other parts of the body.MOBO,founder, Kanya King, reveal, stage four, bowel, cancer, battle, diagnosed, black music, Labour, MP, Dawn Butler, diagnosis, health, showbiz, music, news, CBE, chronic illness, es video
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00:00Do you want to talk about it? Yes you're right I have had some devastating news
00:04that I never thought would happen to me. I've joined a club that nobody wants to
00:09join and I've been diagnosed with stage 4 bowel cancer and I'm still processing
00:16it to be honest but you know these things happen for a reason and they test
00:20you and it is testing me and I think you know I've overcome so many things in
00:25my life and this is another thing that I will overcome. What's your message to
00:30anybody that's having a cancer diagnosis today, anyone that's fighting
00:36on their journey, anyone that doesn't know what to do, what's your journey,
00:40what's your message to them? My message is simple, I would say be proactive about
00:46your health, be the CEO of your own health. If you feel something is not
00:51right go and get checked, early detection is best, make sure you get a
00:56fit test because that is 99% accurate in terms of kind of discovering any you
01:03know cancer cells or issues. Yeah I would just say you know be vigilant even when
01:12you might feel that you're being brushed off you know keep going back to your
01:15doctor, don't take no for an answer. It means the world to me. Thank you.