Overview
- The 54-year-old broadcaster has completed ten of eleven chemotherapy sessions, with surgery scheduled for the end of January.
- He learned of the lesion on June 18 after an abdominal ultrasound during an assessment prompted by a colleague’s post about the Formula Medicine center in Viareggio.
- After an initial surgical consult in Verona, he continued care at San Raffaele near his home and consulted pancreatic specialist Professor Stefano Crippa.
- He says treatment side effects, including cortisone-related swelling and loss of hair and beard, led to questions about his appearance on social media.
- He chose to speak publicly at the urging of his son Luca and credits his wife Cristina Fantoni and children Luca, Giacomo, and Anita for support, noting his sister Claudia died of the same disease five years ago.