"I love sports, but some things are much bigger than sports. I encourage you all not to take your health for granted," he wrote on X.
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Boston Globe sports columnist Christopher Gasper shared on X Tuesday morning that he’s stepping away from his work to get treated for cancer.
“Before last Pats season, I was diagnosed with prostate cancer,” he wrote. “My goal was to do the full season. I did, then re-weighed treatment plans. Recent scans showed additional cancerous areas. Time for surgery.”
Gasper said he wanted to reveal his health battle on his own terms and said his prognosis is “encouraging.” Read his full message below:
Some personal news: You won't be reading, seeing, or hearing me for a bit. Before last Pats season, I was diagnosed with prostate cancer. My goal was to do the full season. I did, then re-weighed treatment plans. Recent scans showed additional cancerous areas. Time for surgery… pic.twitter.com/e9GVRAZqQn
— Christopher Gasper (@cgasper) June 2, 2026
My prognosis is encouraging, and, hopefully, I'll see you on the flip side. Then you can resume sharing how misguided you feel I am in some of the views I express in the Boston Globe, on 98.5 The Sports Hub, and NBC Sports Boston.😀 I’m really looking forward to that normalcy.✌🏽
— Christopher Gasper (@cgasper) June 2, 2026
John Waller is a deputy editor overseeing news coverage on Boston.com. He is a Lexington native and Colby College graduate.
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