United Kingdom, March 12 -- Dwyane Wade feels "strong" and "healthy" after his battle with cancer.

The 43-year-old former basketball star - who is married to actress Gabrielle Union - had a cancerous tumor removed from his kidney in December 2023 and he's now explained he's "free" of the disease almost two years after his shock diagnosis.

During an appearance on 'Today with Jenna and Friends', he said: "It was cancer [but] it was only Stage 1.

"Thank God that we caught it early. Now I'm back. I'm strong, I'm healthy. I feel great. I'm just a little more cautious ...

"[I'm taking more time to] look around and really smell the moments in life [and] appreciate it all just a little bit more. I feel like one of the lucky ones. I'm cancer f...