Will Reeve, son of the late famed "Superman" actor Christopher Reeve, announced that he recently battled cancer.The "Good Morning America" correspondent, 34, shared during Tuesday’s show that he was diagnosed with testicular cancer earlier this year, assuring viewers that he is "OK.""The diagnosis was a shock and the treatments were a slog," he said."Today, though, I am relieved to announce that we arrived at our destination and this cancer is in the rearview mirror.
But what a journey."WILLIAM SHATNER SAYS DOCTOR DISMISSED KEY WARNING SIGN BEFORE STAGE 4 CANCER DIAGNOSISReeve said he found a "hard, tender lump in [his] left testicle" just a few months after his wedding to luxury event planner Amanda Dubin.Will Reeve (left), son of the late famed "Superman" star Christopher Reeve (right), announced he recently battled cancer.(Getty Images)An ultrasound revealed that he had "a mass that had to come out." After undergoing surgery to remove the testicle (an orchiectomy), Reeve discovered the mass was embryonal carcinoma.The aggressive subtype of testicular cancer can spread more quickly than some other forms, according to the American Cancer Society.POPULAR WEIGHT-LOSS DRUGS MAY PLAY SURPRISING ROLE IN CANCER OUTCOMESReeve later underwent a second surgery to remove lymph nodes from his abdomen after some cancer cells had spread there.The surgery took place at Memorial Sloan Kettering, which is where his mother, Dana Reeve, died from lung cancer in 2006 at age 44.
His father died in 2004 at the age of 52.Actor Robin Williams, right, poses with actor Christopher Reeve, wife Dana Reeve and son Will, left, at the 2004 Tribeca Film Festival in May 2004.(Evan Agostini/Getty Images)Reeve shared that he also underwent two rounds of chemotherapy to lower the risk that the cancer would return.
He said he experienced several side effects from the medication, including ringing in the ears, bone pain, night sweats, blood clots and constant headaches.He did not lose his hair be...