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WACO, TX - DECEMBER 12: Sports commentator Dick Vitale prepares to call Sundays Baylor-Villanova game court side at the Ferrell Center on December 12, 2021 in Waco, Texas. (Photo by Ron Jenkins/Getty Images)
WACO, TX - DECEMBER 12: Sports commentator Dick Vitale prepares to call Sundays Baylor-Villanova game court side at the Ferrell Center on December 12, 2021 in Waco, Texas. (Photo by Ron Jenkins/Getty Images)Ron Jenkins/Getty Images

Dick Vitale Says Scans Show No Cancer: 'My March Madness Starts with a W Baby!'

Paul Kasabian
Mar 8, 2022

ESPN college basketball analyst Dick Vitale, who was diagnosedย with melanoma and lymphoma in 2021, announced Tuesday on Twitter that his latest scans did not show any signs of cancer:

Vitale is onย total voice restย after receiving treatment for dysplasia and ulcerated lesions on his vocal cords.

He received treatment for melanoma in 2021 and announcedย he was cancer-free last August.

The 82-year-old Vitale has been a mainstay with ESPN since 1979. The legendary analyst worked as the Detroit Pistons' head coach and the head men's basketball coach for the University of Detroit before his time with ESPN.

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