NEW YORK -- ESPN "SportsCenter" anchor Jay Harris is battling prostate cancer , he announced Thursday on " Good Morning America ."

"My doctor is quite optimistic," Harris said of his prognosis. "Per my last scan, nothing has spread, so once we take out the prostate, hopefully that will be it. That's the goal."

Harris said he plans to undergo surgery on June 10, and then will take time off from "SportsCenter" to recover.

" [ I ] will be away from 'SportsCenter' for about a month to recover and then I'm coming back better than ever," said Harris, who joined ESPN in 2003.

Harris said he has received an outpouring support from his ESPN colleagues, as well as his family and friends, many of whom have shared with Harris a personal connection to prostate cancer.

In Harris's own fami

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