Dick Vitale reports positive update on cancer recovery progress
6 sources • 1 min read • Latest: Aug 6, 2026, 4:27 PM
Last updated Aug 6, 2026
Dick Vitale provided a positive update regarding his cancer treatment on August 5, 2026. The veteran college basketball announcer shared that his latest bloodwork results were 'very good' and expressed hope that his immunotherapy treatments were effectively combating the cancer. Vitale has faced multiple cancer diagnoses over the past few years, including lymphoma, melanoma, and vocal-cord cancer, followed by lymph node cancer earlier in 2023. After being declared cancer-free in 2025, he had resumed some broadcasting activities but did not confirm any plans for future broadcasts in his recent statement.
- •Dick Vitale is 87 years old and continues cancer recovery.
- •Bloodwork results were described as 'very good' by Vitale.
- •He has faced multiple cancer diagnoses since 2021.
- •Vitale underwent surgery for lymph node cancer earlier this year.
- •He has previously been declared cancer-free and returned to ESPN broadcasts.
- 4:27 PMYahoo Sports — ESPN's Dick Vitale gives encouraging health update in cancer battle
- 12:28 AMYahoo Sports — Dick Vitale announces he's progressing well in latest cancer battle
- 8:26 PMESPN — Vitale: Tests 'very good' after 5th cancer diagnosis
- 7:09 PMYahoo Sports — ESPN analyst Dick Vitale says blood tests are 'very good' after his fifth cancer diagnosis
- 4:16 PMYahoo Sports — Dick Vitale gives positive update on cancer treatment, says bloodwork was 'very good'
"Longtime college basketball announcer Dick Vitale says he is making positive strides after announcing in April that he had been diagnosed with cancer for the fifth time. The 87-year-old Vitale said on social media Wednesday that recent blood tests came back “very good” and that the immunotherapy treatments that he has been receiving are “very effective in wiping out the cancer.” Vitale was first diagnosed with cancer in 2021, when he revealed that he had melanoma.
"Longtime college basketball announcer Dick Vitale says he is making positive strides after announcing in April that he had been diagnosed with cancer for the fifth time.
"Legendary ESPN broadcaster Dick Vitale announced Aug. 5 that he's progressing well in his fifth and latest battle with cancer.
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External links- Yahoo SportsAug 6, 2026, 4:27 PMESPN's Dick Vitale gives encouraging health update in cancer battle
The legendary college basketball announcer appears to be pulling in a positive direction.
- Yahoo SportsAug 6, 2026, 12:28 AMDick Vitale announces he's progressing well in latest cancer battle
Legendary ESPN broadcaster Dick Vitale announced Aug. 5 that he's progressing well in his fifth and latest battle with cancer.
- ESPNAug 5, 2026, 8:26 PMVitale: Tests 'very good' after 5th cancer diagnosis
Longtime college basketball announcer Dick Vitale says he is making positive strides after announcing in April that he had been diagnosed with cancer for the fifth time.
- Yahoo SportsAug 5, 2026, 7:09 PMESPN analyst Dick Vitale says blood tests are 'very good' after his fifth cancer diagnosis
Longtime college basketball announcer Dick Vitale says he is making positive strides after announcing in April that he had been diagnosed with cancer for the fifth time. The 87-year-old Vitale said on social media Wednesday that recent blood tests came back “very good” and that the immunotherapy treatments that he has been receiving are “very effective in wiping out the cancer.” Vitale was first diagnosed with cancer in 2021, when he revealed that he had melanoma.
- Yahoo SportsAug 5, 2026, 4:16 PMDick Vitale gives positive update on cancer treatment, says bloodwork was 'very good'
Dick Vitale is on the mend after another cancer diagnosis.
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