You know John Tesh's voice even if you do not know his name. For a decade, he was the voice of Entertainment Tonight, narrating the glittering world of Hollywood to millions of American living rooms. He is a Grammy-nominated musician, a concert performer, and the host of a nationally syndicated radio show that reaches millions weekly.
He is also a man who was told he had cancer.
The Diagnosis
In 2015, John Tesh was diagnosed with prostate cancer. Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men — one in eight will face it in their lifetime. But knowing the statistics does not make the phone call any easier. When the doctor says the word cancer, it does not matter how many other men have heard it before. In that moment, it is just you.
Tesh has spoken openly about the fear that followed. The uncertainty. The questions that pile up faster than answers: How far has it spread? What are my options? How long do I have?
The Fight
What John Tesh did next tells you everything about who he is. He did not pick one lane. He took them all.
He underwent radiation treatment — conventional, proven, medical science doing what medical science does. But he did not stop there. He pursued natural approaches alongside the radiation — nutrition, supplementation, lifestyle changes. He attacked the cancer from every angle he could find.
And underneath all of it, like the bassline in one of his own compositions, was faith. Tesh is open about his Christian faith. He did not treat prayer as a backup plan in case the medicine failed. He treated it as the foundation upon which everything else was built. Medicine was important. Nutrition was important. But faith was the ground he stood on.
He prayed. His wife, Connie Sellecca, prayed. Their community prayed. And Tesh brought the same discipline to his spiritual life that he had brought to his career — daily, consistent, relentless.
The Declaration
John Tesh was declared cancer-free.
The combination of radiation, natural approaches, and faith had done what he had hoped and prayed for. The cancer was gone. And unlike many people who face cancer privately, Tesh chose to go public with every part of his story — the fear, the fight, and the faith.
He spoke about it on his radio show. He wrote about it. He told audiences at concerts and events. He did not sanitise the story or skip the hard parts. He talked about the moments when he was terrified, the moments when faith felt thin, and the moments when he chose to trust God anyway.
The Platform
What makes John Tesh's story worth telling is not just that he was healed. It is that he used the same platform that made him famous to tell people about the God who healed him. A man who had spent years narrating celebrity culture now had a different story to tell — and he told it to everyone who would listen.
He did not preach. He shared. He talked about cancer the way you would talk to a friend over coffee — honestly, vulnerably, with no pretence that he had all the answers. And in doing so, he gave millions of men permission to take their own diagnoses seriously, to pursue treatment aggressively, and to lean on faith without apology.
What This Means for You
If you are facing prostate cancer — or any cancer — and you are wondering whether faith has a place in a medical fight, John Tesh's answer is clear. Faith is not an alternative to medicine. It is the ground you stand on while medicine does its work.
You do not have to choose between the oncologist and the prayer room. Take both. Use every tool available to you — every treatment, every approach, every prayer. And do not be ashamed to tell people you are leaning on God. If John Tesh can say it to millions on national radio, you can say it to the people who love you.
Cancer does not get to have the last word. Not in your story. Not in anyone's.
