Iowa State athletic director Jamie Pollard announced Wednesday that he has been diagnosed with testicular cancer.
In an open letter on the Iowa State athletics website, Pollard wrote: "I was recently diagnosed with testicular cancer. I debated sharing this information widely to avoid my diagnosis being a distraction to our athletics program. However, the reality of hiding the news has also been stressful."
Pollard also described how he learned of his diagnosis and expressed optimism after recently being told his cancer has not spread from the original site:
"About four weeks ago, I started to feel pain in my groin after a running workout.