Christopher Gasper, the Boston Globe columnist and radio host on 98.5 The Sports Hub, shared Tuesday that he’s set to endure surgical procedure for prostate cancer.
Gasper posted to social media that he was identified final 12 months earlier than the beginning of the New England Patriots season, and mentioned “recent scans showed additional cancerous areas.”
“You won’t be reading, seeing, or hearing me for a bit,” he mentioned.
Gasper has been with The Globe for almost all of his profession since 2001 and labored because the newspaper’s Patriots beat author from 2006 to 2009. He is the co-host of the “Gasper & Murray” radio present on Saturdays and a weekly visitor on “Felger & Mazz.” He additionally seems repeatedly on NBC Sports Boston.
In his social media publish, Gasper thanked his docs at Boston Medical Center and Massachusetts General Hospital.
“My prognosis is encouraging, and, hopefully, I’ll see you on the flip side,” he wrote.
According to the American Cancer Society, prostate cancer is the most typical cancer for males within the United States apart from pores and skin cancer. About 1 in 8 males are identified with prostate cancer of their lifetimes, and it is estimated that 333,830 new instances will likely be identified within the U.S. in 2026.
“I love sports, but some things are much bigger than sports,” Gasper mentioned. “I encourage you all not to take your health for granted.”