The Kansas City Chiefs announced on Monday that Eric Berry has been diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma.
Kansas City Chiefs safety Eric Berry has officially been diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma, the team announced on Monday.
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While this is obviously news none of us wanted to hear, Christopher R. Flowers, MD, Berry’s doctor and director of the Emory Lymphoma Program at Emory’s Winship Cancer Institute, said the diagnosis is “very treatable” in a statement to the Chiefs’ official website.
"“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 also released a statement on the matter, thanking those that have supported him.
"“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!”"
The Chiefs announced on Nov. 24 that Berry’s 2014 NFL season would come to a close after doctors found a mass on the right side of his chest and that lymphoma was the ‘leading consideration’ for a diagnosis. Recent tests have confirmed that belief.
We at FanSided send our thoughts to Berry and his family during this difficult time.
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