PETALING JAYA: Renowned celebrity chef Datuk Redzuawan Ismail, better known as Chef Wan, has been diagnosed with cancer.

The news came to light following a post by Chef Wan on Instagram informing his followers of his current condition today (Aug 3).

“At 3pm, my doctor broke the news (to me) about the biopsy of my lymph nodes after running it twice to make sure of the result they got that I indeed have lymphoma cancer.

“I was then assigned to see my oncologist Dr Jay Suriar immediately who explained all the necessary steps I will need to go through to fight this.

“First thing will be to undergo a pet scan to see if the cancer has spread to other parts of my organ and finally determine what stage it is in.

“Next Monday morning, I will also do a bone marrow test as lymphoma cancer is also linked to our bone marrow,” he wrote.

The 65-year-old shared that the chances of him being cured were between 70% and 80% due to the cancer being discovered relatively early.

“My doctor will also insert a chemo port into me to begin my chemo treatment immediately for 13 weeks,” he said.

Despite the grave news, the beloved local superstar maintained his witty personality and remained hopeful that he would recover soon.

“My doctor said that I will start to lose my hair (omg i can start already imagining myself in different fabulous wigs after this treatment, Elvis, M. Daud Kilau style, Samy Velu, Liberace and many more! It will be so funny kan).”

“At this point I accept all my challenges with an open heart and great courage. This is life.....you simply need to take things one day at a time and in a positive way.

“I need to be strong and get well as I also need to look after so many people,” he said, adding that his daughter and son-in-law cried after hearing the news.

https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2023...s-he-has-cancer

the most iconic chef wan to me..



stay strong bro

Positive attitude to fight cancer = winning liau....

Reserving RIP now, best to wish speedy recovery. It's a wonder to think racing Mamakthir sehat sehat top medical care no kanser.

Even Moo pun berkanser and treated.

lymphomic nodes are there as 1st frontline against foreign virus invasion.

hence it will getting swollen for few days until the virus is successfully countered.

but if still swollen for a very long time, then it's time to visit doctor.

lymph nodes' locations = underarm, neck, genital, etc.

speedy recovery for chef wan

This post has been edited by Zaryl: Aug 4 2023, 08:47 AM

Bang jamban stage-4 also full recovery

So many people getting cancer now

Jaga makanan

Which vaccine?

Mahathir if you follow him.
he always maintain good healthy and active lifestyle. enough said.

good that he stays positive and still can utter some jokes
wish him all the best

gov should more straight. please ban all junk food that can lead to cancer.

u know malaysia, sudah kowtim ma. semua blh jual punya.

Get well soon chef

I would definitely vote for a PM like him. True spirit of Malaysia

Lymphoma cancer nowadays is curable. Good prognosis.
Wishing him a speedy recovery!

Cancer sucks. Lost already three family members to it. Glad he's positive about it, wish him all the best.

speedy recovery.

One of my close friends was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma.

He was gone within a year even with chemotherapy and lost all his hair.

U know y junk foods and sweet drink so successful in MY becoz gov support it , u cant touch Nestle and F&N else KWSP will affected

the vultures are circling..

yes, keep up with this spirit. wish him can win this battle. all the best chef wan!

first time knew him is watch his cooking show on TV3, very talkative

speedy recovery chef

So all this chemo make you last 1 more year

Won't fix cancer

So is it worth to suffer another 1 year of just die better?

This guy is great man. He is the idol son any mom could ask for

May god bless him despite his terbulence in life

Ban ciggie dulu la bai...

Hope he wins.

Bro lymphoma is one of the easiest cancers to treat.

is it in the arm pits there?

I got pain in front of arm pit not within lah.

are those the lymph nodes?

This post has been edited by hoonanoo: Aug 4 2023, 09:18 AM

thought skin cancer is the easiest

the worst cancer is it can transfer to other organs

nowadays so many processed foods.

even outside people use BPA containers to tapau food.

smoking still rampant

not sure if vaping has anything to do with it

I really regret using plastic containers

AGREE!

Get well soon.

One of the easiest bro not the easiest. Lol.

Hank green on tiktok has lymphoma and is still going strong whilst on chemo

but found out early should be ok la lymphoma. wish him all the best

Get Well Soon

get well soon, no worries.

jbcoder: ...

This post has been edited by ycs: Aug 4 2023, 09:49 AM

Fella is funny AF 🤣🤣



Among the only person can handle Diva AA craziness

more like the food we put into our mouth

Samy velu style wig???

This post has been edited by pandah: Aug 4 2023, 10:01 AM

i know some cancer are curable but how does this lymphoma rated at?

His cafe is sedap although ain’t owned by him…

chef wan : nagging continuously at the cancer

cancer : bruh, i'm outta here

I still remember him saying, if the food taste superb means you only can eat little bit.

healthy foods taste bland but it is good for your health

one of the iconic celebrities from 90s... get well soon chef wan.. growing up watching him and maria tunku sabri shows

During my booster dose, my underarm lymph also swollen and quite scary.
Consulted with my doctor saying it's only normal as vaccine contained virus inject into my body...

Yes, exactly.

but if swollen,pain or even got feverish for more than a week, i suggest go to see doctor at clinic.
either he will give you antibiotic, or maybe do a minor surgery to discharge the white liquid puss from the nodes.

that white liquid puss with the bad, putric smell is actually comes together with your white blood cell.


Yes, in fact it's normal. any foreign virus/vaccine getting inside, your lymph node will auto swollen, indicating your body natural first line of defence is working. then after a while, it will subside.

If it not working, then immediately virus may infect your brain or lungs or heart, then it's game over.

Thank God for the lymph nodes!

PS - i used to have swollen right armpit for years, on and off. Main suspect: bad batch of food that contain some damn strong virus.

i lifted up my arm, and felt inside my arm pit

felt void

don't feel any lump wor

how big can the lump be?

Say what you want about him. He lived his life his own way.

Hope he recovers quickly.

it can be from as small as a 50 cent coin to a major, serious one -> size of a golf ball.

49-51

gws chef wan, I don't really like the mulut laser he has but he's not all that bad

Old horse from hair to toe is all cancerous la, you can't kill cancer when the whole thing is cancer.

Think it's higher than that? Depending on the stage of course.

Turbo cancer

this is true.
They lobby gov.
shift blame to lack of exercise. poor willpower, victim blaming while selling you sugar and junk.



This post has been edited by Phoenix_KL: Aug 4 2023, 12:11 PM

Because both LGBT right? Same brain wave

I know pancreatic cancer is one of the worst feared

last time go clubbing,.. always saw him,.. very wild party animal,..

Syafakallah buat chef wan. Semoga diberikan kesembuhan dan kembali sihat seperti sedia kala, dan dipermudahkan segala urusan.

What stage is he in? Wish him for speedy recovery.

If do body check up like tumor marker, can detect at early stage?

my brother got this,.. but died on liver metastasis cancer (means spreaded),... luckily not that suffering, he died in just 3 months after confirmed diagnosis,... i got other friend also pancreatic cancer,.. suffer pain for a year plus b4 die,..

Chef wan bae woranknyer

Tak baik lar tuduh yitu machem

My mom got lymphoma and good thing is she is cured. Also found relatively at early stage. My cousin, not so lucky. He died early this morning, going to attend his funeral shortly.

sumpah i party with him b4,..

True. Lost my mother-in-low due to pancreatic cancer which had spread to other organs. The problem with pancreatic cancer is it located deep inside body, so you would not able to detect early compared to other type of cancer that can be feel or seen, unless do periodic tumor marker test.

By time feel pain inside, already bad already.

RIP

My dad had pancreatic cancer (at head), diagnosed after jaundice. Passed away in 6 weeks upon 1st admission to ward

jaundice,.. means liver also spoil liao,.. abdomen got bloated with biles (liver juice) ??

Yup, my dad was diagnosed upon jaundice. Admitted to ward and passed away in 6 weeks. He had it at the head of the pancreas, spreaded thru the bile duct, liver

betui ke dia ghey n sissy?

Cancer too big blocked bile duct

Yup, you are correct. He never complain of any discomfort or pain until jaundice. Yes, we recalled abdomen bloated

As you said, too late (bile duct/ liver affected). It was a quick and short 6 weeks upon his 1st admission to ward, then rip

This post has been edited by jojolicia: Aug 4 2023, 12:51 PM

gay or not i dunno lar,.. but the way he talk is quite sissy,..

car exhaust is number 1 cause of cancer.

but nobody wants to acknowledge this.

i know b'cos my brother abdomen get too bloated,.. doctor had to poke a hole then install a plastic faucet,.. so can drain off the biles when it get too big,..

The only one that can silence Uncle Roger. Even Gordon Ramsey cannot do that.

proof it,..

90% survive a year extra
75% survive 3-5 year extra

Go down as aged more

Don't eat meat

its normal...ppl be positive at first then chemo ,etting weaker and lost the will

carbon monoxide does not cause cancer ?

stop blaming cyclists.

its the motorcars that are number 1 killer.

hope he recover soon, used to watch his show in the early 90s

Wholesome.

GWS.

yes ,.. carbon monoxide is carcinogen,.. but how many kena cancer b'cos of carbon monoxide ???... u barbecue or smoke meat also got carcinogen,..how many people die on barbecue ??... ultra violet from sun light also can cos cancer,... u don't go out from home ??...

This post has been edited by Cincai lar: Aug 4 2023, 01:45 PM

Smoking la

you see cancer have trigger factor.

if your DNA is sensitive to this trigger you will get cancer.

we all are exposed to carbon monoxide. so if your DNA is not strong eventually you will kena cancer.

go to hospital.

most cancer patients are not smokers.

smoking is just the blacksheep to divert people attention from the real problem.

Wish u speedy recovery CW

Get well soon Chef Wan. Been watching your cooking show since I was young salute your attitude always be positive in life.

so how many of us kena cancer b'cos of carbon monoxide ??..

yeah mungkin cara dia kot,

any good memories with him?

we didnt kena cancer because we have strong DNA.

Hope he recover from this, must have been tough for him to accept this although he said he have accepted his fate.