Christopher Reeve's Son Will Reeve Details Testicular Cancer Battle
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Will Reeve is shedding light on his private health battle.
The ABC News correspondent shared he was diagnosed with testicular cancer this past spring, which had spread to the lymph nodes in his abdomen.
And while he’s now cancer-free, Reeve reflected on how his own health battle drew parallels from those of his late parents: Superman star Will Reeve and activist Dana Reeve.
“Watching my parents up close take the adversity they faced in their lives and repurpose it into something hopeful left a major impact on my life and how I try to live it,” Reeve—whose father died in 2004 of complications related to a spinal cord injury during a horseback riding accident, two years before his mother died of lung cancer—told People in an interview published Sept. 29. “I was raised to share one’s struggles if, in doing so, that might help others.”
Reeve first noticed a tender mass on one of his testicles while he was in the shower this past April, telling the outlet that he “assumed it was nothing or would go away.”
But his wife Amanda Dubin Reeve encouraged him to get the lump checked out.
“It’s probably nothing,” she told him, “but what if it’s something?”
That month, an ultrasound confirmed that the lump was indeed cancerous. And in May, the 34-year-old underwent an orchiectomy to remove the testicle entirely.
“I hadn’t had surgery since I got my tonsils out at 5,” Reeve said. “So, I was more nervous about the unknown of the surgery rather than the overwhelming realization that I would be losing an essential part of my body forever.”
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What the Good Morning America anchor didn’t know, however, was that his health journey was just beginning.
Indeed, further testing revealed that 95 percent of the testicular cancer found was embryonal carcinoma, an aggressive form of the disease.
And that June, he had to undergo a six-hour surgery to remove dozens of lymph nodes from his abdomen, three of which tested positive for testicular cancer, which forced him to endure two rounds of chemotherapy.
And as he received the treatment he needed, Reeve couldn’t help but reflect on his parents’ health journeys.
“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,” he explained. “I was experiencing life as each of my parents at the same time. Because I was a cancer patient at Memorial Sloan Kettering, I was getting a firsthand experience at what my mother went through.”
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“Simultaneously, I was learning more about what it was like to be my dad in the final nine years of his life, where he had my mom and our family taking care of him,” he continued. “And there I was with my wife, who, since the day I met her, has reminded me in so many ways of my mom, now playing the role of wife and caregiver.”
But during a Sept. 8 checkup, Reeve learned he was cancer-free. And he gives his wife—whom he wed in January—all the credit for pushing him to seek medical advice early.
“We talk about ‘in sickness and in health,” he said. “We got an early test of our vows, just a few months in.”
And for the event planner, “The silver lining was that we had validation early in the marriage that we are well-equipped to tackle anything.”
Keep reading for more celebrities who’ve opened up about their cancer journeys…
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Colin Egglesfield
The All My Children alum announced in January 2025 that he had been diagnosed with prostate cancer, his third cancer diagnosis throughout his life.
Despite the devastating news, he announced (for the third time) in February 2025 he was cancer-free following successful surgery and treatments.
“Remember, you’re not defined by any of your challenges," he wrote in his February 2025 Instagram update. "You’re grander than it all. I’m not my fear, my anxiousness or my scars but I embrace it all because the only way to transform it is to own it.”
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Gerry Turner
The former Golden Bachelor star shared in December 2024 that he had been diagnosed with Waldenström's macroglobulinemia, a bone cancer.
"Unfortunately, there's no cure for it,” Gerry noted to People at the time. “So that weighs heavily in every decision I make. It was like 10 tons of concrete were just dropped on me. And I was a bit in denial for a while, I didn't want to admit to it.”
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Ariana Madix
"I had to have a lil bit o'cancer removed from my body and lymph nodes biopsied," the Vanderpump Rules star revealed to fans at the close of 2018. "(In the clear now!)"
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Christina Applegate
The Up All Night star was declared "100-percent clear" of breast cancer in 2008 after treatment and a double mastectomy.
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Jim Beaver
The actor, known for roles in The Boys and Supernatural, shared on Feb. 3, 2023, that he had battled prostate cancer for years and was cancer-free.
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Marcia Cross
The Desperate Housewives star revealed to fans in September 2018 that she survived anal cancer. "After posting a picture of myself here and uttering the words #cancer and #hairloss, I feel liberated, deliriously free and completely me," she shared on Instagram.
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Dustin Hoffman
The two-time Oscar winner underwent successful treatment for cancer, and his rep confirmed to E! News that doctors deemed Hoffman "surgically cured" in 2013.
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Hugh Jackman
The X-Men star was treated for his third basal cell carcinoma back in 2014, and after his third treatment, Jackman's rep told E! News that he's "all good" now.
In April 2023, Hugh had two biopsies for additional basal cell carcinoma. At the time, he told fans, "If I can just take this opportunity to remind you summer is coming for those of us in the northern hemisphere, please wear sunscreen."
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Camille Grammer
The former Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star celebrated one year of being cancer-free in January in 2015. The mother of two was diagnosed with endometrial cancer back in 2013 and underwent a radical hysterectomy.
Then, in 2017, Camille had surgery to remove Squamous Cell Carcinoma, a type of skin cancer.
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Gordon Ramsay
Alongside a pair of photos that show a line of stitches running from the bottom of his ear to his jaw, which he later covered with a bandage, the British celebrity chef shared that he underwent a procedure to treat skin cancer.
“Grateful and so appreciative for the incredible team at The Skin Associates and their fast reactive work on removing this Basal Cell Carcinoma,” Gordon wrote on Instagram August 2025. “Please don’t forget your sunscreen this weekend.”
“I promise you it’s not a face lift,” he added. “I’d need a refund…”
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Cobie Smulders
The Avengers: Age of Ultron actress battled ovarian cancer at the age of 25 and overcome odds when she welcomed two children with husband Taran Killam.
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Dr. Drew Pinsky
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Brooke Burke
The Dancing with the Stars cohost underwent successful surgery for thyroid cancer. The mother of four tweeted, "Thx for all the twitter love. I'm [home] recovering & resting."
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Angie Everhart
"MY DR CALLED ME ON A SAT. MORNING TO TELL ME I AM CANCER FREE!!!!! #wootothemotherf--kinhoo," the actress tweeted after receiving the good news.
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Michael C. Hall
The Dexter star used a hiatus from his hit series to slay Hodgkin's lymphoma.
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Michelle Monaghan
The Australian actress revealed in October 2011 that she had a cancerous mole removed from her calf after her hubby encouraged her to get the suspicious-looking mark checked out.
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Ewan McGregor
The Scot is trainspotting just fine these days after having a cancerous mole removed from beneath his right eye.
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Sheryl Crow
The singer beat breast cancer in 2004 with a "minimally invasive" lumpectomy and radiation therapy.
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Michael Douglas
The Oscar winner declared in early 2011 that his tumor was gone and he had throat cancer "beat."
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Edie Falco
The Emmy winner whacked breast cancer in 2004.
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Anderson Cooper
Surely the CNN veteran wears his SPF when he's braving the elements now after having a cancerous growth removed from under his left eye in 2008.
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Kylie Minogue
The Australian pop star underwent successful surgery for breast cancer in 2005.
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Barry Watson
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Maura Tierney
The ER fave had to abandon her role in Parenthood to fight breast cancer in 2009—but her treatment was a success and she was back on the red carpet in no time.
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Sharon Osbourne
The America's Got Talent judge was diagnosed with colon cancer while shooting The Osbournes in 2002 and used the opportunity to stress the importance of regular screenings while attacking the #@%! with chemotherapy. She was declared cancer-free the following year.
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Robert De Niro
The Oscar winner took prostate cancer down, down to Chinatown, in 2003, and has been in about 400 movies since then.
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Robin Roberts
The Good Morning America cohost proudly flaunted her smooth scalp while undergoing chemotherapy to treat breast cancer in 2007.
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Lance Armstrong
The champion cyclist battled back from stage-four testicular cancer before winning seven straight Tour de France titles.
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Melissa Etheridge
The Grammy and Oscar winner became an inspiring activist after a lumpectomy and chemotherapy cleared her of breast cancer in 2005.
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Julia Sweeney
The former Saturday Night Live standout mined her breast cancer battle for comedic material that turned into God Said Ha!, her successful one-woman show that eventually went to Broadway.
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