Tinopona Katsande Battles Cancer, Set For Radiotherapy

Actress and media personality Tinopona Katsande says that while she is receiving treatment for cervical cancer, her mind is “fuzzy” and her heart is “sore.”

In 2022, Tin Tin, as she is also known to her fans, received a cancer diagnosis. Since that time, she has been undergoing chemotherapy.

Katsande revealed on Sunday that she will begin radiotherapy this week as part of her ongoing cancer treatment.

Chemotherapy is a cancer treatment where medicine is used to kill cancer cells, while radiotherapy is a type of cancer treatment that uses beams of intense energy to kill cancer cells. Posting on her Facebook page on Sunday, Katsande said:

Today is a tough day for me. Radiotherapy is starting this week. I’ve decided to shave my head before I HAVE to shave it. My heart is sore. My mind is fuzzy.

Imagine, I’ve often shaved my head over the years in solidarity with cancer friends who were survivors/ fighters or had succumbed to it, OR I previously shaved my head for fashion chakuti chakuti. Whatever the reason, it was BY CHOICE.

Emotionally and mentally so far I felt I was doing really great with the chemo. I’ve been keeping positive and REFUSING for tuma nyaya nyaya to stress me.

I’ve been keeping my mind busy, my body as healthy as I can, and my energy up up…

… with radiotherapy starting this week I feel like I’ve just been dealt the diagnosis again… Hameno, It’s a bit difficult for me to articulate into words right now…

Last year, Tin Tin admitted that death was her first thought when she first received her diagnosis of cervical cancer.

She added she became hopeful when doctors assured her that the disease could be treated as it had been identified at an early stage.

In other news –A Bulawayo man (47) from Burnside lost four fingers after he sustained injuries when a hand grenade that he was using as a keyholder exploded.

The man, who is a gardener, found the grenade on New Year’s Day as he was going about his duties.

Bulawayo Police spokesperson Inspector Abednico Ncube said the man showed the grenade to his friend.

“On January 12 at around 3 PM, he pulled the safety pin of the hand grenade and it exploded twice in his right hand. He was injured on the right-hand palm and was taken to United Bulawayo Hospital where he is currently admitted. Four right-hand fingers and half of the palm have been amputated,” said Insp Ncube. Read More