By Frank Ulom
Having cancer is not a death sentence. You can survive it, just like 18-year-old Tabot Genta, who conquered stage 4 cancer, Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH), Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria.
Genta’s journey began in March 2024 when she was admitted to a primary hospital following symptoms that led to a cervical lymph node excision biopsy.
Initial findings suggested Hodgkin’s Lymphoma from a histology report at UCTH. To further confirm diagnosis, an immunohistochemistry test was conducted at the National Hospital, Abuja, which confirmed Stage 4, T Cell/Histiocyte-Rich, Large B Cell Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma.
In May 2024, she was referred to the Paediatric Oncology Unit, Department of Paediatrics, UCTH, Calabar, where her treatment journey officially began. Tabot underwent six cycles of chemotherapy (R-CHOP), which she successfully completed in November 2024 with remarkable clinical and haematological improvement.
“Today, we celebrate her recovery and renewed hope
