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Koi (50), of the comedy duo Shampoo Hat, revealed on October 13 via his own YouTube channel that he has oropharyngeal cancer and will be pausing his activities for treatment. He also disclosed that he first noticed a lump in his neck in August and underwent testing at a cancer center in Osaka. Reactions on the thread were split between surprise that the cancer was only “stage 1” despite the lump reportedly being big enough to notice just by looking, speculation that his lack of energy in the months before the announcement may have been due to concerns about possible metastasis, confusion over conflicting reports on whether HPV infection or drinking/smoking was cited as the cause of the pharyngeal cancer, and discussion of who might fill in for him on the horse-racing show he appears on.
Koi (50), of the comedy duo Shampoo Hat, updated his YouTube channel “Koi-chan Paradise” on the 13th to announce that he will be pausing his activities to undergo treatment for oropharyngeal cancer.
On August 18, Koi revealed on social media that he had a lump in his neck, and in a video posted on the 24th he reported, “It’s been decided that I’ll be getting tested on the morning of Friday the 28th at a cancer center in Osaka.” He explained that his regular doctor had told him he should get checked at a larger hospital.
Regarding the test, he said, “I feel like I can accept whatever the result is,” and shared his state of mind: “Of course, there’s still a part of me that’s a bit optimistic, thinking I’ll probably be fine. But, well, I am going to the hospital with the worst-case scenario in mind, just in case.”
Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Original article here
What people said
You could actually tell just by looking at it?
Probably because the chance of metastasis was still hanging over him.
Now that it's confirmed clear, he announced it all smiles.
Now you mention it, he's seemed kind of rough since sometime this year — zero energy on his shows, and I wondered what was up.
Maybe he wasn't feeling well even before he noticed the lump in August.
Could never really get into that one.
It's chicken-egg sized.
That's clearly abnormal.
If that's still stage 1, he got lucky.
Apparently it's just barely stage 1.
Don't give him a hard time about it.
Oh, so that's why.
There's a manzai duo getting praised for 'no straight man! how innovative!' — but Camp Hat did that ages ago.
Welp, this ended up reading like an obituary post.
Come back healthy, man.
'Camp Hat'…? Are you even really a fan?
I want him to fully recover — and once he has, I'd honestly rather he not come back to the racing show.
You clearly hate the guy, huh.
Koi-chan genuinely respects horse racing though, so I like him more than any other MC — even that 'betting his life on it' vibe.
If you can actually say 'gaaan' (shock sound effect, a pun on 'gan'/cancer) when the doctor tells you, I'll give you props.
Once you get older,
1 in 2 people get cancer,
so it can't be helped.
Got a doctor friend who says surprisingly a lot of people actually do say 'gaaan' lol. No props needed for that lol
The 'Oh My God Together' guy.
Koi apparently drinks a ton, so that's probably more likely the actual cause.
Thinking about it normally, yeah, probably Tetsuji.
Background and Key Points of This Topic
Oropharyngeal cancer develops at the base of the tongue or the upper pharynx. It has traditionally been attributed mainly to drinking and smoking, but in recent years a link to HPV (human papillomavirus) infection has also been noted. The thread’s confusion between what was reported and popular assumptions stems from the fact that both of these causal pathways coexist — there’s no way to determine which one actually applies here beyond what Koi himself or the medical institution discloses. Also, “stage 1” is a staging classification based on tumor size and spread, which doesn’t necessarily correspond to how large a swelling looks from the outside, so it isn’t unusual for a case with a visibly large lump to still be caught early with a good prognosis. The multiple posts noting that he seemed unwell in the months before the announcement likely overlap with the period he spent waiting on detailed test results, including whether metastasis had occurred.
*This article is compiled from excerpts and a summary of the 5ch (Entertainment/Sports News+) thread “[Entertainment] Shampoo Hat’s Koi announces stage 1 oropharyngeal cancer, to pause activities for treatment — revealed “neck lump” in August.”
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