--- description: The former Nightly News anchor revealed that he has multiple myeloma, a type of cancer that affects bone marrow blood cells, but says he remains optimistic about his treatment and his future as a journalist title: Tom Brokaw Reveals He Has Cancer image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd313ec3e41308676/6986823acd68480531093466/161096628.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Tom Brokaw Reveals He Has Cancer by [David Winograd](/author/david-winograd/) ## David Winograd Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 11, 2014 11:38 PM CUT  Brokaw on February 8, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. Brokaw on February 8, 2013 in Los Angeles, California.Michael Kovac—WireImage by [David Winograd](/author/david-winograd/) ## David Winograd Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 11, 2014 11:38 PM CUT Former NBC Nightly News Anchor Tom Brokaw [revealed](http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/tom-brokaw-diagnosed-cancer-prognosis-encouraging-n27871 "undefined") Tuesday that he has cancer. According to NBC, doctors at the Mayo Clinic diagnosed Brokaw with multiple myeloma in August. The disease affects blood cells in the bone marrow, but doctors are optimistic about the treatment he is receiving. Brokaw released the following statement: --- > “” --- \[[NBC News](http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/tom-brokaw-diagnosed-cancer-prognosis-encouraging-n27871 "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/6562/tom-brokaw-cancer-multiple-myeloma/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/6562/tom-brokaw-cancer-multiple-myeloma/"},"headline":"Tom Brokaw Reveals He Has Cancer","datePublished":"2014-02-11T23:38:18.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T06:22:30.879Z","description":"The former Nightly News anchor revealed that he has multiple myeloma, a type of cancer that affects bone marrow blood cells, but says he remains optimistic about his treatment and his future as a journalist","url":"https://time.com/6562/tom-brokaw-cancer-multiple-myeloma/","keywords":["People Premium","NBC","Cancer"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd313ec3e41308676/6986823acd68480531093466/161096628.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"David Winograd","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/david-winograd/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd313ec3e41308676/6986823acd68480531093466/161096628.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"The 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards - Entertainment Law Initiative Luncheon","caption":"The 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards - Entertainment Law Initiative Luncheon","creditText":"Michael Kovac—WireImage","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/6562/tom-brokaw-cancer-multiple-myeloma/","name":"Tom Brokaw Reveals He Has Cancer"}}]}] ```