"My report on the Biopsy of the Lymph Node in my neck has arrived & it is cancerous," Vitale wrote. "With all the I have received & the loving support of my family, friends & ESPN colleagues I will win this battle. Surgery on will be a success. Thanks for All the prayers."
The diagnosis follows several years of on-and-off health problems for the 85-year-old Vitale, who has worked for ESPN since it began airing college hoops in Dec. 1979. Vitale has suffered from melanoma, lymphoma, lesions on his vocal cords and laryngeal cancer since 2021 alone; he most recently announced he was cancer-free in December.
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