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Travel writer Rick Steves, 69, announces prostate cancer diagnosis

Headline from The Columbian

Travel writer and television personality Rick Steves announced his prostate diagnosis Wednesday in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, emphasizing he expects to be fine and the cancer shows no sig

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9 articles, oldest first.

  1. The Boston Globe

    PBS travel guide Rick Steves reveals prostate cancer diagnosis (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The Boston Globe's feed description

    The famed travel writer and TV personality posted that “there is a clear path forward to getting healthy."

  2. The Guardian

    TV travel guide Rick Steves announces cancer diagnosis (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Host of Rick Steves’ Europe says he was diagnosed with prostate cancer and plans to have surgery in late September

  3. Entertainment Weekly

    Travel host Rick Steves announces prostate cancer diagnosis (opens Entertainment Weekly)

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    Entertainment Weekly's feed description

    Travel host Rick Steves has disclosed that he's been diagnosed with prostate cancer and will undergo surgery: 'My doctor assures me that, if you're going to get cancer, this is a good kind to get.'

  4. NBC News

    TV travel guide Rick Steves announces he has prostate cancer (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    TV travel guide Rick Steves announced Wednesday that he has cancer, saying on social media that he expects to emerge from the saga all the more grateful and wise.

  5. KTVZ Bend

    Travel host Rick Steves says he has prostate cancer and will undergo surgery (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    KTVZ Bend's feed description

    By Taylor Romine and Katherine Dillinger, CNN (CNN) — Veteran traveler, travel TV host and guidebook author Rick Steves announced he was diagnosed with prostate cancer in a social media post Wednesday. “There is a clear path forward to getting healthy, and this fall, I’ll be in the hospital for a fe…

  6. The Hollywood Reporter

    Travel Guide Rick Steves Shares Prostate Cancer Diagnosis: “I Feel Good About My Positive Attitude” (opens The Hollywood Reporter)

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    The Hollywood Reporter's feed description

    Rick Steves, the travel writer at the helm of popular guidebooks, TV programming and radio shows, announced on Thursday he has prostate cancer.

  7. The Columbian

    Travel writer Rick Steves, 69, announces prostate cancer diagnosis (opens The Columbian)

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    The Columbian's feed description

    Travel writer and television personality Rick Steves announced his prostate diagnosis Wednesday in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, emphasizing he expects to be fine and the cancer shows no sig

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