Farouk El-Fishawy has cancer!!!

The uproar that Ahmed El-Fishawy made with his wife at the El Gouna Festival and all those kisses were no less than the great shock that the artistic community received, on Wednesday evening, when the artist Farouk El-Fishawy announced at the opening of the 34th session of the Alexandria Film Festival that he had cancer.

That is what shocked and stunned everyone, but al-Fishawi was steadfast in talking about his determination to confront the disease, a spirit that he did not lose sight of in his speech to Al-Arabiya.net.

Al-Fishawi affirmed, in exclusive statements, that he is proceeding with courage and determination in the path of his simple treatment in a way that will eventually enable him to confront the disease, overcome it and recover from it.

Everyone who listened to al-Fishawi's speech, the father, noticed that al-Fishawi, the son, tried to prevent his father from revealing the matter, when he shouted, "No, no" before his father announced the matter.

Which is what the hero of the movie “Al-Qardati” commented on by not telling anyone about it before the opening of the festival, and he was very hesitant about this matter, but he decided to send a message to everyone to stand up and bear, especially since we are in a stage where medicine is witnessing great progress in the field of fighting cancer, and it is A message to people not to despair, and this is a responsibility that rests on his shoulders, especially since he is an artist, and the artist is always the conscience of the nation.

Farouk al-Fishawi's announcement came hours after the announcement of the award of the Nobel Prize in Medicine to two scientists for their research in the field of cancer, which made him thank everyone who contributes and thinks about finding a cure for this disease, stressing that these efforts will not be wasted, and he hopes to Those efforts, and thanks to those who do something for humanity.

He also indicated that he decided to announce his illness so that some people would not feel “agitated” from the disease, especially since the advertisements that everyone watches on TV and talk about cancer are frustrating and full of despair, which he rejects.

After the matter was announced, some talked about the artist who participated in more than 200 artworks, his recent works witnessed his participation while he was under the influence of illness and he was hiding it from everyone.

However, he stressed that these conversations are not true, especially since he only learned of his illness last Saturday, after the doctor told him about it, and he was not suffering while filming his recent works.

He indicated that he has a responsibility at the present time to get his treatment, whether that requires going to the hospital or getting treatment at home, and he will continue to participate in artistic works naturally.

Farouk al-Fishawi, when he announced his injury, did not reveal the type of cancer he suffers from, which he commented on that this disease is between him and his doctor only, and it will not be important for anyone to know if I suffer from cancer in my feet or in the hair of my head, considering that this Silly curiosity is a bad thing, and we really need to get rid of it.

As for the attempt of some to speculate and guess the type of disease, he confirmed that this thing will not bother him at all, but he really wishes for those who will talk and guess that he will not suffer from this disease.

In the end, al-Fishawy revealed that he gained an abnormal energy after his words at the Alexandria Festival, after he found a storm of love, encouragement and support from his colleagues and fans.