MAISHA TUNAYOISHI NI YA RAHA SANA, VIPI WEWE UNGEUPATA UGONJWA HUU UNGEFANYAJE?

Wang Zhixiang is suffering from the benign growth — called a lipoma – which is almost as wide as his shoulders. The lipoma – a soft lump under the skin that is caused by an overgrowth of fat cells — is also spreading around his body and affects his back, legs, arms and stomach.

Mr Zhixiang, from Jilin city, Jilin province in China believes the problem was triggered by hormone therapy he received following an accident in 2005.
The non-cancerous growth, which affects one in 100 people, is harmless and can often be left alone.

But particularly large lipomas like Mr Zhixiang’s are normally removed.
However, his family cannot afford the procedure – so he has to try and manage with the growth, which is nearly 30 centimetres wide.