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ESPN broadcaster Jay Harris announced on Thursday he was diagnosed with prostate cancer and will undergo surgery next week to deal with the issue.

Harris appeared on "Good Morning America" and sat down with former New York Giants star Michael Strahan to reveal his personal health battle.

"I was diagnosed with prostate cancer," he told Strahan. "I’m having surgery on Tuesday. I'll be away from ‘SportsCenter’ for about a month to recover. Then I'm coming back better than ever."

Harris said his doctor was "quite optimistic" about his prognosis . He said nothing had spread, according to his latest scans, and was hoping that once the issue is dealt with, then that would be the last of his problems.

The 60-year-old sportsc

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