Kansas City Chiefs safety Eric Berry has Hodgkin lymphoma, a form of cancer, as the team suspected after initial tests.
In a statement to the Chiefs' web site, Christopher R. Flowers, MD, director of the Emory Lymphoma Program at Emory's Winship Cancer Institute, said Berry should be able to beat the lymphoma:
"This is a diagnosis that is very treatable and potentially curable with standard chemotherapy approaches. The goal of Mr. Berry’s treatment is to cure his lymphoma and we are beginning that treatment now.”
Berry, an All-Pro player who will turn 26 on Dec. 29, has received a lot of support not only from the Chiefs and the Kansas City community, but around the NFL as well. Berry has had a positive outlook, ever since the team announced on Nov. 24 that Berry had complained of chest discomfort and tests found a mass in his chest. With the news that he officially has Hodgkin lymphoma, Berry had another optimistic statement, through the Chiefs:
“My family and I are very grateful for the amount of support we have received over the last couple of weeks. I can’t tell you enough how much I appreciate all the words of encouragement, the blessings and well wishes. I want to thank the Emory University School of Medicine, along with Dr. Flowers and his team, for all of their hard work and effort in diagnosing and creating a plan for me to battle this thing. I will embrace this process and attack it the same way I do everything else in life. God has more than prepared me for it. For everyone sharing similar struggles, I’m praying for you and keep fighting!”
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