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Andy Reid says Eric Berry has completed cancer treatments

(AP Photo/Joe Mahoney, File)
(AP Photo/Joe Mahoney, File)

It’s been six months since Kansas City Chiefs safety Eric Berry was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma, a form of cancer, and head coach Andy Reid said Tuesday the All-Pro is “doing well.”

“He’s going to get his big end-of-the-school [year] exam down here. He’s been through all the treatments, so now the doctor is going to sit down with him and go over exactly what the results of all that are,” Reid said at the Chiefs’ first day of organized team activities, per the Kansas City Star.

When the initial diagnosis came out last December, the team said that Berry’s diagnosis was “very treatable” and “potentially curable.”

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So far, so good, according to Reid.

“Everything up to this point has been very positive from the doctor and from Eric,” Reid said. “So I think we’re heading in the right direction with that.”

Berry, who turned 26 in December, originally complained of chest pain following the Chiefs’ game against Oakland in late November. Tests found a mass in his chest, shutting him down for the season. A week later, the diagnosis of Hodgkin lymphoma was confirmed.

After news of his diagnosis was made public, Berry released a statement with an optimistic outlook for his recovery.

“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!"

In parts of five seasons for the Chiefs, Berry was named an All-Pro three times and registered 289 tackles, 31 passes defended and eight interceptions.

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