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Dick Vitale Announces He's Cancer-Free

The ESPN broadcaster's vocal cord cancer diagnosis in July marked his third battle with the disease.

  • Dick Vitale, the Basketball Hall of Fame broadcaster, has announced that he is cancer-free after a recent PET scan.
  • Vitale, 84, was diagnosed with vocal cord cancer in July and has undergone six weeks of radiation.
  • This was Vitale's third bout with cancer, having previously battled melanoma and lymphoma.
  • Despite the good news, Vitale's voice has been impacted by the treatments and requires more healing before he can return to broadcasting.
  • Vitale has been an ESPN college basketball analyst since 1979 and was honored with the 2022 Jimmy V Award for his courageous fights with multiple cancer diagnoses.
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