Dick Vitale says PET scan shows he is cancer-free after lymph node surgery

College basketball analyst Dick Vitale is cancer-free once again.

The Basketball Hall of Famer announced in June he was undergoing surgery for a cancerous lymph node in his neck .

Vitale shared the latest update via X on Thursday night after the encouraging results of a recent PET scan.

Vitale, who was diagnosed with vocal cord cancer last July, thanked his supporters in a video while promoting his book, Until My Last Breath: Fighting Cancer With My Young Heroes.

Vitale said every dollar of profit from the book will be donated to the Jimmy V Foundation for children battling cancer.

SANTA CLAUS came early as Dr Rick Brown called & said that my PET SCAN at 7 AM came back CLEAN OF CANCER!, Vitale said in his social post.

SANTA CLAUS came early as Dr Rick Brown called & said that my PET SCAN at 7 AM came back CLEAN OF CANCER ! OMG thanks so much to ALL of YOU for your Yes Im cutting the nets down baby its my National Championship! @TheMontagGroup @jksports @TheVCEO @ESPNPR @ @WSB_Speakers pic.twitter.com/XGa1bJ8pzu Dick Vitale (@DickieV) December 12, 2024 Vitale, 85, has now overcome cancer four times in three years.

He completed a six-week radiation treatment in 2023 to address vocal cord cancer, which resulted in Vitale missing the 2023-24 season.

He said in March he also underwent a four-hour major surgery on his vocal cords.

He announced his plans to resume working for the upcoming 2024-25 season.

He has yet to announce a game this season.

Vitale initially completed surgery on his vocal cords at the beginning of 2022 as he battled Dysplasia.

In 2021 Vitale was diagnosed with melanoma and then lymphoma.

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