A doctor in Atlanta confirmed Monday that Kansas City Chiefs safety Eric Berry has Hodgkin’s lymphoma and said it is “very treatable.”

After Berry experienced chest discomfort during the Chiefs’ game against the Oakland Raiders on Nov. 20, a mass was found in the 25-year-old’s chest, and a preliminary diagnosis of lymphoma was made.

Berry then went to Emory University’s Winship Cancer Institute in Atlanta for further testing.

“This is a diagnosis that is very treatable and potentially curable with standard chemotherapy approaches,” Dr. Christopher R. Flowers said in a statement Monday. “The goal of Mr. Berry’s treatment is to cure his lymphoma, and we are beginning that treatment now.”

Berry released a statement saying: “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!”