Will Reeve spent his childhood watching his parents face the unimaginable. His father, Superman star Christopher Reeve, was paralyzed in a horse-riding accident when Will was just 2. His mother, Dana Reeve, died of lung cancer when he was 13. Now, at 34, the Good Morning America correspondent has faced his own health crisis — and lived to tell the story.
Will Reeve revealed Tuesday on GMA that he was diagnosed with testicular cancer earlier this year, just months after his January wedding to Amanda Dubin. He underwent surgery, chemotherapy, and months of grueling treatment. As of a September 8 check-up, he is cancer-free.
“The diagnosis was a shock and the treatments were a slog,” Reeve said on air, with his wife by his side. “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.”
The Discovery: A Shower, a Lump, and a Wife Who Wouldn’t Let It Go
In April 2026, three months after his wedding, Reeve noticed a hard, tender lump in his left testicle while showering. His first instinct was to ignore it.
“I assumed it was nothing or would go away,” he told People.
Amanda didn’t accept that. She urged him to get an ultrasound. Her question was simple: “It’s probably nothing, but what if it’s something?”
The images confirmed the unimaginable. Reeve had a mass that needed to come out.
The Diagnosis: Embryonal Carcinoma, an Aggressive Form
On May 5, Reeve underwent an orchiectomy to remove the cancerous testicle. He hoped it would be a “momentary blip in an otherwise great time in my life.”
Then the pathology came back. Ninety-five percent of the cancer was embryonal carcinoma — an aggressive form of testicular cancer that was moving quickly.
“I officially had testicular cancer,” Reeve said. “An aggressive form that was moving quickly. I would need another surgery.”
The Treatment: Six Hours of Surgery, Two Rounds of Chemo
On June 10, Reeve underwent a six-hour operation at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center to remove dozens of lymph nodes from his abdomen. Three of the nodes tested positive for cancer.
His oncologist laid out the options. Without further treatment, there was a 50% chance the cancer would return. With two cycles of chemotherapy, those odds dropped to nearly 1%.
“Chemo was the necessary choice,” Reeve said.
In July, he began two cycles of chemotherapy, each session lasting nine hours — two hours of treatment and seven hours of cold-capping to save his hair from falling out. Amanda sat with him every day.
The side effects hit hard: ringing ears, night sweats, blood clots, constant headaches, and bone pain. But he kept working when he could. “I wanted to feel normal,” he said.
At the end of July, Reeve rang the bell at Sloan Kettering to mark the end of his treatment. He did it with his mother in mind.
The Irony: Treated in the Same Hospital Where His Mother Died
Reeve’s treatment took place at Memorial Sloan Kettering — the same hospital where his mother, Dana Reeve, was treated for lung cancer before her death in March 2006 at age 44.
“The irony is not lost on me that 20 years after my mom died of lung cancer at Memorial Sloan Kettering, there I was in the same building getting treated for cancer,” Reeve told People. “I was experiencing life as each of my parents at the same time.”
He gained a firsthand understanding of what his mother endured as a patient. Simultaneously, he learned what it was like to be his father — cared for by a devoted spouse. Amanda, he said, reminded him of his mother in countless ways, stepping into the role of wife and caregiver just as Dana had done for Christopher.
Why He Went Public
Reeve said he was raised to share his struggles if it might help others. Watching his parents “take the adversity they faced in their lives and repurpose it into something hopeful” shaped how he approached his own diagnosis.
“I have felt so loved and supported and rooted for by family, friends, and strangers alike for my entire life,” he said. “And that’s a big part of why I wanted to speak about this. I’m going to be fine. But this was a heck of a chapter.”
His message to others is direct: check yourself. Testicular cancer develops in roughly 1 out of 250 men in their lifetimes.
“Don’t be scared,” he said. “This is not an epidemic. It is a rare cancer, but you should go get yourself checked. If you feel something wrong, say something about it. Go to the doctor, report your change and you will end up okay, almost always.”
What’s Next
Reeve will now undergo scans and bloodwork three to four times a year to monitor for any recurrence. He banked sperm before treatment so he and Amanda can start a family one day.
He took only two and a half weeks off from GMA during his treatment. His colleagues, he said, have been “like family” through it all.
“I’m fortunate that I caught this early,” Reeve said. “Yes, I had to jump through some flaming hoops to get to the other side, but it could have been much worse had I ignored it or delayed going to the doctor.”
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