Overview
- Gasper said he was first diagnosed before last Patriots season and on Tuesday he announced he will step away from his media roles to get surgery.
- He made the disclosure on social media and thanked physicians at Boston Medical Center and Massachusetts General Hospital while calling his prognosis encouraging.
- Gasper will pause his Boston Globe columns and his regular appearances on 98.5 The Sports Hub and NBC Sports Boston during his treatment.
- Members of the sports-media community responded with public messages of support, including comments from Ian Rapoport and other local and national colleagues.
- Prostate cancer is common in U.S. men, with the American Cancer Society estimating about 1 in 8 men will be diagnosed and roughly 333,830 new cases expected in 2026.