St. John’s coach Steve Lavin underwent successful surgery on Thursday at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York to treat his prostate cancer.
According to Lavin’s physicians, the surgery went as planned. There were no complications and Lavin is expected to return to his full-time coaching responsibilities with the Red Storm after a recovery period.
“The advantage of early detection is that we were afforded the time to research all options,” said Lavin, 47, prior to the procedure. “After weighing treatment options with the experts at Sloan we have decided surgery is the best path to take for my particular prostate cancer condition. We are confident that this course of treatment will lead to a cancer-free life.”
St. John’s announced in early April that Lavin was diagnosed with an early stage of the disease in the Fall of 2010. After more than a year of continuing normal coaching duties while pursuing a physician-recommended course of active surveillance, Lavin selected surgery as his treatment path.
