Ugandan cancer survivor Echodu haunted by recurrence fears

"I don’t know how many times I check myself in a year. I live in fear and this trauma is too much," says Moses Echodu, who has been cancer-free for 24 years now.

Moses Echodu, a Ugandan cancer survivor, speaks during a panel discussion at the International Conference on PEN-Plus in Africa (ICPPA 2024) in Tanzania's port city of Dar es Salaam on April 25, 2024. (Credit: John Musenze)