Will Reeve, ABC News correspondent and son of the late Superman actor Christopher Reeve, has gone public with a deeply personal health battle — revealing he was diagnosed with testicular cancer in the spring and has now been given the all-clear.
The 34-year-old made the announcement on Good Morning America on Tuesday, disclosing that the cancer had spread to lymph nodes in his abdomen before he underwent treatment. As of a check-up on 8th September, he is cancer-free.
How It Started — and Who Pushed Him to Act
Reeve first discovered a lump in the shower in April but, by his own admission, initially dismissed it. It was his wife, Amanda Dubin Reeve — who he married in January — who urged him to see a doctor and get an ultrasound. The test confirmed cancer.
In May, he had the cancerous testicle removed. Further testing revealed the disease had spread, leading to a six-hour surgery in June to remove the affected lymph nodes. He then began chemotherapy, enduring nine-hour sessions throughout July, with Amanda beside him at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City. Side effects included bone pain, ringing ears, blood clots, night sweats and headaches. He completed his final round of chemotherapy on 31st July.
"This cancer is in the rear-view mirror. But what a journey."
Throughout treatment, Reeve continued to anchor Good Morning America, often heading straight from the studio to hospital appointments, and taking a few days off after each session to recover.
The Shadow — and the Comfort — of His Parents
For Reeve, the experience carried an almost overwhelming emotional weight, drawing him closer to the memory of both his parents. His father, Christopher Reeve, was paralysed from the neck down in 1995 after being thrown from a horse, and spent the final years of his life relying on family for care. He died in 2004. His mother, Dana Reeve, died two years later from lung cancer — treated at the very same hospital where Will would find himself decades on.
"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. I was experiencing life as each of my parents at the same time."
He described watching Amanda step into the role of carer as deeply moving — noting that she had always reminded him of his mother. "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," he said.
Speaking Out to Help Others
Reeve was clear that his decision to go public was rooted in the example set by his parents, who transformed their own hardships into advocacy. Christopher and Dana Reeve founded the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation to champion spinal cord injury awareness and research. In 2024, Will and his siblings Matthew and Alexandra paid tribute to their father in the documentary Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story.
"I was raised to share one's struggles if, in doing so, that might help others," Reeve told People. "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."
He was also candid about why testicular cancer, which affects one in 250 men over the course of their lifetimes according to the Testicular Cancer Awareness Foundation, can be slow to be caught — precisely because it feels awkward to discuss. "It's shocking. It's weird. It's slightly awkward to talk about just because of what we're really discussing here," he said. "But that you end up okay, almost always."
His message, ultimately, was a practical one: check yourself, and if something doesn't feel right, go to the doctor. In Reeve's case, it was that simple act — prompted by his wife — that made all the difference.
