ESPN anchor Jay Harris reveals prostate cancer diagnosis

ESPN broadcaster Jay Harris announced connected Thursday helium was diagnosed with prostate cancer and volition acquisition country adjacent week to woody with the issue.

Harris appeared connected "Good Morning America" and sat down with erstwhile New York Giants prima Michael Strahan to uncover his idiosyncratic wellness battle.

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ESPN anchor Jay Harris speaks during the coaches' forum, an authoritative lawsuit during the Coach Woodson Las Vegas Invitational astatine Impact Basketball Las Vegas connected July 9, 2016 successful Las Vegas. (Bryan Steffy/Getty Images for PGD Global)

"I was diagnosed with prostate cancer," helium told Strahan. "I’m having country connected Tuesday. I'll beryllium distant from ‘SportsCenter’ for astir a period to recover. Then I'm coming backmost amended than ever."

Harris said his doc was "quite optimistic" astir his prognosis. He said thing had spread, according to his latest scans, and was hoping that erstwhile the contented is dealt with, past that would beryllium the past of his problems.

The 60-year-old sportscaster said helium hoped to dispersed immoderate consciousness and implore men to unfastened up much astir getting regular checkups and seeing doctors who tin cheque these things out.

He besides wrote astir his diagnosis for ESPN.

"My extremity successful sharing this is to articulation the galore others who besides privation to normalize this speech and hopefully supply a spot of guidance and preparation, conscionable arsenic it has been offered to me," helium wrote.

ESPN sportscaster Jay Harris connected the tract anterior to the Celebration Bowl betwixt the Grambling State Tigers and the North Carolina Central Eagles astatine the Georgia Dome successful Atlanta connected Dec. 17, 2016. (Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports)

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Harris said helium has leaned connected colleagues Hannah Storm and Brian Custer, some who person dealt with their ain superior wellness issues implicit the years. He said they some provided some inspiration and "real talk" astir what to expect.

Fox News elder aesculapian expert Dr. Marc Siegel had antecedently called retired the request for regular screenings.

"[Screenings] decreased successful galore areas, including California, arsenic the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommended against PSA arsenic a regular screening tool, which I ever disagreed with," helium told Fox News Digital earlier this year. "Especially arsenic MRI advanced, truthful not each elevated PSA automatically meant a biopsy."

A look astatine the ESPN logo. (Mike Windle/Getty Images for ESPN)

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Based connected the summation successful prostate crab cases crossed each ages, Siegel emphasized the request to "diagnose it aboriginal for amended outcomes."

Fox News’ Angelica Stabile contributed to this report.

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