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Dickie V Provides Heart-Warming Update on Lymphoma Diagnosis
ESPN college basketball analyst Dick Vitale has provided an update on the status of his lymphoma diagnosis.
Vitale gave the encouraging update that his recent scans and bloodwork have come back with no evidence of cancer and that he will be concluding his chemotherapy treatment.
Just rec’d GREAT NEWS vs Lymphoma from Dr Brown / he said that after analyzing by bloodwork that I’m clear to RING THE BELL.This is MY @MarchMadnessMBB CHAMPIONSHIP. THANKS to my medical TEAM @SMHCS & Dr Brown @espn STAFF + my family & everyone that has sent me 🙏🙏🙏 & ❤️❤️❤️ pic.twitter.com/HUOEw4hR5b
— Dick Vitale (@DickieV) April 14, 2022
Vitale’s emergence from the hospital and bell-ringing celebration was recorded by Joey Knight of the Tampa Bay Times.
Dick Vitale, cancer conqueror @DickieV pic.twitter.com/XA4j0RHGIQ
— Joey Knight (@TBTimes_Bulls) April 14, 2022
Dickie V has been very public with his cancer journey over the last several months. After all, Vitale has been one of the most vocal advocates for cancer research with his longtime involvement with The V Foundation. After being diagnosed with melanoma last year, Vitale posted several times on social media regarding the importance of being screened for skin cancer.
After surviving skin cancer last year, Vitale received a lymphoma diagnosis, his second experience with cancer in just a matter of months. However, after several rounds of chemotherapy, it appears that the beloved college basketball commentator is on the mend and one step closer to being back on the sideline for games next season.
While Vitale hoped to continue calling games during his treatment as his doctors allowed, he was unable to call games in the second half of the college basketball season following a vocal cord issue.
After treatment for the vocal cord ailment, which mandated that he go on voice rest before having surgery to remove the non-cancerous lesions plaguing his voice box, he is allowed to speak once again.
And now, with his cancer treatments appearing to be in the rearview mirror, Vitale will be back doing what he loves—calling college basketball games once again.
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Mike McDaniel is a staff writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated, where he has worked since January 2022. His work has been featured at InsideTheACC.com, SB Nation, FanSided and more. McDaniel hosts the Hokie Hangover Podcast, covering Virginia Tech athletics, as well as Basketball Conference: The ACC Football Podcast. Outside of work, he is a husband and father, and an avid golfer.