Travel author and TV personality Rick Steves speaks on stage at The Paramount Theatre in Austin, Texas, on December 3, 2014. Steves, the longtime host of PBS show “Rick Steves’ Europe,” has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, he announced Wednesday.
TV travel guide host Rick Steves has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, he announced Wednesday.
Steves, 69, said his doctors told him there is “no sign of it having spread.”
“There is a clear path forward to getting healthy, and this fall, I’ll be in the hospital for a few days to have prostate surgery,” Steves wrote in a post to X.
“I have great trust in my doctor and in Seattle’s Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center. And I have lots more to be thankful for…including the support of friends and loved ones and a strong faith that I’m in good hands,” he added. His home base is Edmonds, Washington.
Steves, the longtime host of PBS travel show “Rick Steves’ Europe,” which premiered in 2000, said his doctor granted him permission to film two new shows in France over the next three weeks. He expects to undergo surgery in “late September, be laid up for a month, and – God willing – be cancer-free and back at it by the end of October.”
“I’m looking forward to many more years of happy travels, exciting collaborations, and beautiful friendships,” Steves said. “Thank you for your love and support (and any ‘travel tips’ you may have for me as I set off on this journey).”
In addition to “Rick Steves’ Europe,” Steves is a writer and author of his own travel blog, as well as host of radio show “Travel with Rick Steves.”
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