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Originally Posted by BlackOp
I think a lot of this will be dependent on how early they caught it and the level of medical tech he had access to. Cancer treatment for a wealthy star athlete with limitless insurance is much different than it is for us common folk.
I dont think Berry will ever play for the Chiefs again though...he's too expensive and they dont really need him. They did right by him though...Didn't he make like $12 million or close last season...that's ridiculous for a Safety.
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There hasn't been any announcement by his family or the team regarding his long term health because I doubt there's any type of prognosis so soon after chemo.
Hodgkin's Lymphoma is also a progressive cancer, so it's likely he had it for quite some time. While there's an 80% chance that he'll live longer than 5 years (which is when a patient is deemed "cured"), the cancer could return quickly after remission.
Also, it's not as if there's different cancer treatments depending on wealth. Insurance companies don't say "Oh, well he can't have that drug because he's not a millionaire". While Berry may be able to afford experimental trials, I'd be surprised if he did anything other than standard treatment at this stage.