ESPN college basketball analyst Dick Vitale announced Friday that he will undergo surgery to remove cancer from his neck.
In a post on X, Vitale said a biopsy of a lymph node in his neck showed cancer.
Vitale said the surgery is scheduled for Tuesday.
My lymph node biopsy report came back and it was cancerous. All the 🙏🙏🙏 I have received and support from my family, friends and love @espn Colleagues I will win this battle. 🙏🙏🙏 Surgery on Tuesday. A will succeed. Thanks for all the prayers.
— Dick Vitale (@DickieV) June 28, 2024
It’s the latest cancer diagnosis for Vitale, 85.
In 2021, Vitale was diagnosed with lymphoma months after undergoing multiple surgeries to remove the melanoma. He chronicled his treatment and recovery on social media, posting photos of doctor visits and hospital stays while issuing inspirational tips recorded before putting his voice to rest. In 2022, she announced that she was cancer free. Vitale had vocal cord cancer last summer and underwent radiation treatment. In November, he announced that he was cancer-free but had to return to the ESPN broadcast.
Vitale said in a message shared by ESPN PR that he feels “great physically” and “plans to do everything I can control to win this latest new setback.”
This text was obtained from @DKV, on the heels of his latest cancer diagnosis today. Cut and paste as he sent it; He asked me to share. She is incredible, and has the love and support of countless friends, family, colleagues, and complete strangers that she has inspired. pic.twitter.com/RcYKAYA0f4
— Josh Krulewitz (@jksports) June 29, 2024
A member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and the College Basketball Hall of Fame, Vitale has been with ESPN since 1979, the year the network launched. He called ESPN’s first college basketball broadcast.
