Al Roker recently revealed that he was diagnosed with prostate cancer. The news anchor gave his supporters a health update on his ongoing battle.
“Relieved to let you all know that my #prostatecancer surgery is done and [I’m] back home,” Roker wrote on Twitter Thursday evening. “[A] big shoutout to everyone at the #josierobertsonsurgerycenter and appreciate all the thoughts and wishes from our viewers and the wonderful care packages from my co-workers. See you all soon.”
The 66-year-old announced his diagnosis on the Today show and said he’d be taking time off to recover. “It’s a good news-bad news kind of thing,” he explained. “The good news is we caught it early, not great news is that it’s a little aggressive so I’m going to be taking some time off to take care of this.”
Al Roker immediately received an outpour of support from his fans and co-hosts. “We know you will beat this prostate cancer and be back in no time,” co-anchor Savannah Guthrie wrote on social media.
“I’ve got to thank each and every one of you for your prayers, your support, your well wishes,” Roker said in a video posted to Instagram.
