Posted September 24, 201510 yr comment_5700210 Horrible news... https://www.reddit.com/r/SquaredCircle/comments/3m3mpa/akira_hokuto_diagnosed_with_breast_cancer/ Akira Hokuto took to her blog to explain that she has been diagnosed with breast cancer and will be going into surgery tomorrow. It is a bad case that will require her entire right breast to be removed. She will also have to be under observation for the next few months to make sure the cancer hasn't spread.
September 24, 201510 yr comment_5700213 Fuck, that is terrible. Thoughts and prayers to her and her family.
September 24, 201510 yr comment_5700225 Sad news indeed. Its weird timing because I've been doing a personal project watching Hokuto's career and this hit me out of the blue this morning. Prayers for her.
September 24, 201510 yr comment_5700226 That was a really emotional blog post she wrote. Her diagnosis doesn't sound so good. Definitely the biggest fight of her life.
September 24, 201510 yr comment_5700232 The Google translation is gutting to read. I can't imagine how it reads in the native language. :.(
September 24, 201510 yr comment_5700236 Has the Japanese stigma against talking about cancer decreased over the years or is it kind of a big deal for a celebrity of her stature (since she's a regular on the celebrity talk/variety/travel show circuit) to be this open about it?
September 24, 201510 yr comment_5700242 The google translation is choppy, but one gets the feeling from her words that there is still a stigma.
September 24, 201510 yr comment_5700275 People don't like to talk about it for fear of discrimination, and cancer survivors often keep it a secret because it affects their employment chances. I don't know how big a deal it is that Hokuto spoke out, but breast cancer awareness in Japan is a pressing concern with a shockingly low number of women having annual mammograms.
September 24, 201510 yr comment_5700290 :( Hopefully the Queen will win this one also. Fuck that cancer shit. But great that she spoke out. I'm just...
September 24, 201510 yr comment_5700307 People don't like to talk about it for fear of discrimination, and cancer survivors often keep it a secret because it affects their employment chances. I don't know how big a deal it is that Hokuto spoke out, but breast cancer awareness in Japan is a pressing concern with a shockingly low number of women having annual mammograms.Were guys such as Liger and Kobashi stigmatized when they had cancer?
September 24, 201510 yr comment_5700314 Liger had a tumor, but my understanding was that it was benign. Anyway, this is horrible news.
September 24, 201510 yr comment_5700345 According to this article, her breast removal surgery was a success. http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20150924-00000097-dal-ent
September 24, 201510 yr comment_5700412 People don't like to talk about it for fear of discrimination, and cancer survivors often keep it a secret because it affects their employment chances. I don't know how big a deal it is that Hokuto spoke out, but breast cancer awareness in Japan is a pressing concern with a shockingly low number of women having annual mammograms. I've never understood the Japanese attitude towards cancer, but the fear of discrimination aspect really makes sense. That is rampant in North America as well, believe me. People are quick to applaud you for "beating cancer" and equally as quick to reject you if they think it might come back and cost their company medical plan or affect their rates. I agree with Zenjo. Too much. This disease has gutted my life, killing my mother, (and her mother and both sisters) and my poor dad is fighting it as we speak, while I have had my own fight with it. It really is a nightmare. Akira Hokuto has my fondest wishes. It sounds like she is fighting this bravely and that kind of courage is important when dealing with this awful disease. I really do wish the best for her, I hope that surgery was an unqualified success.
September 25, 201510 yr comment_5700548 People don't like to talk about it for fear of discrimination, and cancer survivors often keep it a secret because it affects their employment chances. I don't know how big a deal it is that Hokuto spoke out, but breast cancer awareness in Japan is a pressing concern with a shockingly low number of women having annual mammograms.Were guys such as Liger and Kobashi stigmatized when they had cancer? I have no idea. Probably not. Being a wrestler is not the same as being an office worker or a salaryman.
September 26, 201510 yr comment_5700699 This really really sucks -- I'm glad the surgery went well though.
September 27, 201510 yr comment_5700868 The cruelest part is that Hokuto undergoes mammography and ultrasound screenings every year. From the sounds of things, it spread quickly.
January 4, 20169 yr comment_5718548 Just looked through her blog yesterday for an update and it looks like Hokuto is in good spirits but she is completely bald now. If you look through the pictures of her blog, she posts selfies of her bald but most of the time she wears a beanie. http://s.ameblo.jp/hokuto-akira/ Her announcement had to be huge announcement because I saw that the press conference she had with Kensuke is over a million views on YouTube.
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