Luis Manzano. Images: Screengrab from YouTube/Luis Manzano
Luis Manzano is grateful after he was cleared of cancer following a series of tests, including a biopsy, after a lump on his head was discovered.
On his vlog on Saturday, May 4, Manzano shared that his hairstylist noticed that he had a lump on his head, years after he thought of it to be just a mole.
“Akala ko dati pa, nunal… Noong bata pa ako, alam kong may gan’un na ako (I thought of it as a mole. When I was young, I knew I had it),” he said, recalling that he was being fixed up for Johnny Manahan’s tribute party when his hairstylist noticed that his mole had become “bigger.”
“Si Jo Garcia (hairstylist ko), alam naman niya na may gan’un ako. Pero noong nakapa niya, sabi niya, ‘Kuya, parang lumaki ang nunal mo,” he said. This ultimately led the host to consult specialists and undergo a biopsy to check his condition.
(My hairstylist Jo Garcia knew that I had that mole. But when she felt it, she said, “Kuya, it’s like your mole has become bigger.”)
Manzano recalled that he had consulted four doctors who all noted that the lump was “okay,” before deciding to go through a biopsy to double-check if the lump was “cancerous, malignant or benign.”
“Do I feel okay? Yes. Apat na doktor nang nagsabi na malabo talagang cancerous siya. Siyempre, kasi iii-stitch ‘yan,” he said. “But para sa akin ang main goal ko is to create awareness kasi napakaraming [tao] na binabantayan [din ang kanilang] nunal growth, kita ‘yan sa mga katawan.”
(Do I feel okay? Yes. Four doctors told me that the lump was far from being cancerous. But of course, it will be stitched. But for me, the main goal is to create awareness because people are also going through the same thing with their moles as well.)
In his vlog, the TV host said the waiting game is the hardest part of the biopsy since it makes him uncertain about his condition.
“Ito ‘yung pinaka-mahirap sa lahat ng mga test. Minsan ‘yung procedure itself hassle kung hassle. Pero ang pinakamabigat diyan ay ang pag-aantay ng results kasi malalaman to kung benign ba to or malignant,” he said.
(This was the hardest of all the tests. The procedure itself was a hassle, but the hardest part is waiting for the results because it is where you’ll know if the lump is benign or malignant.)
Manzano was eventually cleared of cancer, but he was advised to go through blood tests to still make sure. He also shared that the hair growing out of his lump is said to be a “good sign,” but he’s still “praying” for the best.
“So far, it looks okay, pero may kailangan lang idagdag na blood test para makasiguro lang na hindi problema ito. Nothing is definitive. Still, tuloy-tuloy ang dasal,” he added.
(So far, it looks okay. But I need to add more blood tests to make sure that it’s not a problem at all. Nothing is definitive. Still, I keep on praying.)
A month before his test, Manzano’s wife, Jessy Mendiola, said in an interview that he would receive her support if he decided to run for public office.
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