Dick Vitale Announces New Cancer Diagnosis, Plans Immunotherapy Treatment
Having beaten melanoma, lymphoma, vocal-cord cancer, and lymph-node cancer, the sportscaster is ‘fully confident’ he‘ll make it ’5 for 5.’
Sportscaster Dick Vitale calls the game between the Kentucky Wildcats and the Michigan State Spartans during the Champions Classic at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Ind., on Nov. 15, 2022. Andy Lyons/Getty Images
College basketball broadcaster Dick Vitale has been diagnosed with melanoma in his lung and liver cavity, marking the fifth time he has faced cancer.
In a personal statement shared on social media on April 13, Vitale detailed the testing process leading up to the diagnosis and his plans for treatment.
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