Andrew Tate's story has suddenly taken a somber turn. The controversial former kickboxer, who has been detained in Romania since December, is rumored to have cancer.
The rumors started popping up after 'Cobra' was taken out of custody for hospital visits in January. Tate's manager and close friend, who goes by the moniker 'Sartorial Shooter', recently said that the cancer rumors are true.
He also claimed to have been with Tate when the self-proclaimed misogynist was undergoing medical procedures in Dubai. Journalist Sulaiman Ahmed has now confirmed the news with alleged reports of Andrew Tate's treatment.
As per the recently revealed documents, Tate was undergoing treatment at King’s College Hospital London situated in Dubai. The findings suggest that the former kickboxer could potentially have a malignant tumor in his lung, meaning cancer.
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As per the documents, Tate was scheduled to have an "Urgent PET CT scan, Bronchoscopy and CT guided biopsy of the lung lesion in January 2023".
Journalist Ahmed believes that delay in Tate's treatment could prove to be fatal and if he does have cancer, it could be incurable by now. Ahmed wrote:
"If it’s lung cancer its a death sentence. Waiting additional six months on top of that & it’s over. Medical team have said URGENT investigations needed at start of January. It's now March. That's catastrophic. He’s not even been charged but given a possible death sentence."
Finding in Andrew Tate's reports that could lead to lung cancer
Doctors initially found a lesion in Andrew Tate's chest that called for more detailed analysis.
While the test results remain inconclusive, there's room for suspicion of a possible 'carcinoid tumor', which is a type of slow-growing cancer. Tate was also recommended to undergo a tissue biopsy.
The findings in Tate's report said:
"In the posterior segment right upper lobe, a sizable space-occupying lesion is identified with multilobulated contour. It measures 4.4 cm anteroposteriorly x 2.9 cm craniocaudally x3.7 cm transversely."
"IMPRESSION: In the posterior segment of the right upper lobe, a sizable space-occupying is identified as detailed above. The finding is nonspecific. The differential diagnosis includes a hamartoma, however the size of the lesion, the satellite nodules and infiltration of the surrounding tissue are findings suspicious for a more aggressive neoplastic lesion (carcinoid tumor, calcific metastases). Tissue biopsy is recommended."
Romanian authorities recently extended Tate and his brother Tristan's detention for a period of 30 days.