ABC News Correspondent Will Reeve Shares Testicular Cancer Diagnosis

ABC News correspondent Will Reeve announced Tuesday that he was diagnosed with testicular cancer in April, just months after his January wedding. Reeve, 34, a New York-based reporter for programs including "Good Morning America," said his wife, Amanda, encouraged him to see a doctor after he noticed a lump in his left testicle.

An ultrasound revealed a mass, leading to an orchiectomy in early May to remove the testicle. The subsequent diagnosis confirmed embryonal carcinoma, an aggressive form of testicular cancer. In June, Reeve underwent a second surgery, a retroperitoneal lymph node dissection, to remove cancerous lymph nodes and prevent the cancer's spread.

Because some removed lymph nodes were cancerous, Reeve opted for two cycles of chemotherapy at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City to reduce the recurrence risk to approximately 1%. He began chemotherapy in early July, with his wife accompanying him on treatment days. The process involved two hours of chemotherapy and seven hours of cold capping, a method used to mitigate hair loss during treatment.

Reeve experienced side effects such as bone pain, ringing ears, night sweats, blood clots, and headaches during his two-week recovery periods between chemotherapy sessions. By the end of July, he marked the completion of his treatment by ringing the bell at Sloan Kettering, a tradition symbolizing recovery.

He shared that the milestone brought to mind his late mother, Dana Reeve, who also underwent chemotherapy at Sloan Kettering before her death from lung cancer in 2006 at age 44.

Reeve is sharing his personal experience to raise awareness for testicular cancer, stating, "I want folks to know that this is a thing that can happen. It's shocking. It's weird. It's slightly awkward to talk about just because of what we're really discussing here, but that you end up okay, almost always."