Chris Mortensen to Return to ESPN After ‘Encouraging News’ in Cancer Battle
“Stage IV throat cancer that was diagnosed in early January and treated with intensive chemotherapy and radiation has been virtually reduced to zero,” senior NFL...
ESPN’s senior NFL analyst Chris Mortensen is on the road to recovery — and heading back to TV screens soon.
After announcing that he had been diagnosed with Stage IV throat cancer in January, the on-air veteran shared good news with viewers via an ESPN press statement Wednesday that said, I received very encouraging news last week from my oncologist team of doctors at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center that now enables me to completely focus on recovery rather than treatment.
The Stage IV throat (oropharyngel) cancer that was diagnosed in early January and treated with intensive chemotherapy and radiation has been virtually reduced to zero.
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“It has been a long and difficult road for Mort since he was diagnosed, so hearing his positive news is very encouraging,” Seth Markman, ESPN senior coordinating producer said in the statement.
[...] he worked at several newspapers, including the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, where he was an investigative reporter and covered the Atlanta Braves, Falcons and the NFL at large.
The Stage IV throat (oropharyngel) cancer that was diagnosed in early January and treated with intensive chemotherapy and radiation has been virtually reduced to zero detection of the disease through the latest scans and exams.