ESPN reporter Holly Rowe undergoing surgery to remove tumor

ESPN reporter Holly Rowe undergoing surgery to remove tumor

Updated Mar. 4, 2020 7:12 p.m. ET

BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) ESPN reporter Holly Rowe says she is undergoing surgery to remove a tumor.

Rowe had surgery in May to remove a tumor in her chest, and she said in a statement released by the network Tuesday that a new tumor had recently been found.

Rowe says she is having surgery Tuesday and ''in the coming days, I will know more about what potential additional steps I may take to address this situation.''

She thanks colleague Shelley Smith for her guidance after Smith went through her own cancer treatments. Rowe adds: ''I hope to be back at work soon doing what gives me so much joy in life.''

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Rowe joined ESPN on a regular basis in 1998 and primarily covers college football, college basketball and softball.

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