Travel writer, TV host Rick Steves recovering from surgery after prostate cancer diagnosis

EDMONDS, Wash. -- Travel writer and TV host Rick Steves said he is recovering from surgery after learning he has prostate cancer.

Steves revealed his diagnosis in August.

On Tuesday, the 69-year-old posted on social media, saying he had a successful surgery to remove his prostate, and spent a night in the hospital.

He said the doctor said there was no sign the cancer had spread.

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He wrote they won't really know how the surgery went until the lab results are in, and he hopes that's when he'll hear the words "cancer-free."

Steves started his business, Rick Steves' Europe, in 1976, according to his website. He produces guidebooks, a public television show, a weekly public radio show, a travel column and more.