Overview
- Vitale, who disclosed Monday via an ESPN statement that a biopsy confirmed melanoma in his lung and liver cavity, said he will begin immunotherapy shortly.
- Recent routine testing that included a PET scan, a CAT scan, two MRIs, and bloodwork showed abnormalities that led to a biopsy last week in Sarasota, Florida.
- This is his fifth cancer since 2021, following prior bouts with melanoma, lymphoma, vocal-cord cancer, and lymph-node cancer.
- He says he feels fantastic and thanked his family and ESPN colleagues, including Chairman Jimmy Pitaro, for steady support.
- He is pressing ahead with pediatric cancer fundraising, aiming to raise $12 million at the May 1 Dick Vitale Gala after helping bring in about $105 million so far.