Steve Lavin To Undergo Prostate Cancer Surgery On Thursday

St. John’s head coach Steve Lavin will undergo surgery to fight his prostate cancer on Thursday. Lavin was diagnosed with prostate cancer last year, with St. John’s announcing the diagnosis in April, and because it was caught early, his long-term prognosis was good. Now, in hopes of curing the cancer, Lavin will undergo surgery at Sloan-Kettering in New York.

The report comes from the New York Times. Lavin is positive ahead of his surgery and feels this is the best course of action to fight the prostate cancer.

St. John’s head coach Steve Lavin has been diagnosed with prostate cancer and will begin undergoing treatment immediately, the school announced Friday. The cancer’s still in the early stages, and not expected to be life threatening.

Lavin has consulted with multiple medical experts, and they have all cleared him to continue coaching while treatment occurs in the coming weeks. In fact, Lavin has known about this diagnosis since the fall.