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The ESPN announcer, Jay Harris, announced Thursday that he was diagnosed with prostate cancer and will undergo surgery next week to address the problem.
Harris appeared in “Good Morning America” and sat with the former New York Giants star, Michael Strahan, to reveal his personal health battle.
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The SPN presenter, Jay Harris, speaks during the coaches forum, an official event during coach Woodson Las Vegas invitational at Impact Basketball Las Vegas on July 9, 2016 in Las Vegas. (Bryan Steffy/Getty Images for Global PGD)
“I was diagnosed with prostate cancer,” he told Strahan. “I will submit to surgery on Tuesday. I will be far from ‘Sportscentr’ for approximately one month to recover. Then I will return better than ever.”
Harris said his doctor was “quite optimistic” about his prognosis. He said that nothing had spread, according to his last scans, and he hoped that once the problem was, that would be the last of his problems.
The 60 -year -old sports athlete said he hoped to spread some conscience and implore men who open more about how to obtain regular checks and see doctors who can review these things.
He also wrote about his diagnosis for ESPN.
“My goal by sharing this is to join many others who also want to normalize this conversation and, hopefully, provide a bit of guidance and preparation, as I have been offered,” he wrote.
The Sportster ESPN Jay Harris in the field before the celebration Bowl between the Tigers of the State of Grambling and the central eagles of North Carolina at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta on December 17, 2016. (Brett Davis-USA Today Sports)
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Harris said he has supported colleagues Hannah Storm and Brian Custer, both who have dealt with their own serious health problems over the years. He said both provided inspiration and “real talk” about what to expect.
Pak Gazette senior medical analyst, Dr. Marc Siegel, had previously called the need for regular exams.
“[Screenings] It decreased in many areas, including California, such as the US preventive services task force. Especially as MRI advanced, so not all high PSA automatically meant a biopsy. “
A look at the ESPN logo. (Mike Windle/Getty images for ESPN)
According to the increase in cases of prostate cancer at all ages, Siegel emphasized the need to “diagnose it early to obtain better results.”
