LOS ANGELES — Jay Harris, an ESPN "SportsCenter" anchor , has announced he will be missing from the program for about a month after being diagnosed with prostate cancer .

The announcement was made on "Good Morning America" on Thursday, where Harris revealed his diagnosis and shared that he was getting surgery next week and will need some time to heal.

“I’m having surgery on Tuesday. I'll be away from SportsCenter for about a month to recover," he said on GMA . "Then I'm coming back better than ever."

While a cancer diagnosis can be scary, Harris says his doctor is "quite optimistic" and the cancer hasn't spread beyond his prostate.

He took to the show to share his experience golfing with his friends and sharing his diagnosis to bring awareness about prostate cancer. He said how h

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