Legendary ESPN announcer Dick Vitale announced he has been diagnosed with cancer for the fifth time. "Today, my oncologist, Dr. Brown, informed me that my biopsy results have confirmed a diagnosis of melanoma in my lung and liver cavity," Vitale, 86, said in a statement to ESPN on Monday, April 13. "I will be starting immunotherapy shortly and I plan on winning this battle." The sports commentator continued, "I've beaten melanoma. I've beaten lymphoma. I've beaten vocal chord cancer. I've beaten lymph node cancer. I'm four-for-four and I'm fully confident I'm going to make it five-for-five.
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Critical ESPN's Dick Vitale Has Cancer Again: 'I Plan on Winning This Battle'
April 14, 2026
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