ESPN anchor Hannah Storm shared that she underwent a hysterectomy and is now cancer-free.
Storm — who previously beat breast cancer in 2024 — explained that she was hoping to return to work to cover the New York City Marathon on Sunday, but instead will take “a little more time to recover” at home.
“This year I will be cheering on my ESPN/ABC NYC Marathon family from my living room,” Storm, 64, wrote Wednesday on her Instagram Story, including a past photo of her covering the event for the Worldwide Leader.
“I was hoping to be back in time for Sunday’s race, but my doctors have advised me to take a little more time to recover from surgery. Most importantly, I’m very grateful to be cancer-free after undergoing a hysterectomy.”
The longtime “SportsCenter” anchor — who celebrated 20 years at ESPN last month — gave a shoutout to Dr. Monica Prasad-Hayes and “her awesome team” at the Mount Sinai Tisch Cancer Center.
“Also, best of luck to all those running in the NYC marathon for some great causes on Sunday, including the Hannah Storm Foundation. See ya’ll soon on ‘SportsCenter!’” Storm concluded.
ESPN PR reposted Storm’s message.
“ESPN wishes @espnhannahstorm well as she continues her recovery and look forward to welcoming her back to @sportscenter soon,” the company said. “Hannah will be missed on Sunday’s New York City Marathon broadcast and we’re sending her our very best.”
Storm went public with her breast cancer diagnosis in an interview with ABC’s Robin Roberts, a fellow breast cancer survivor, on “Good Morning America” in March 2024.
The sports broadcaster explained at the time that she was diagnosed in January 2024 with ductal carcinoma in situ, or DCIS, a type of stage 0 breast cancer in which the cancer cells have not spread beyond the breasts’ milk ducts.
Storm said she underwent a successful lumpectomy and was currently cancer-free, per her doctors. She added that she planned to take the medication tamoxifen for three years.
Tamoxifen is a hormone therapy drug that “is used to reduce the risk of developing a more serious type of breast cancer in women who have had ductal carcinoma in situ,” according to the National Library of Medicine.
Storm and her husband, Dan Hicks, have three daughters.
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