Spanish tennis player Carla Suárez announces that she has overcome cancer

The Canarian tennis player

announced this Thursday that she has overcome the

that was detected in

, and that, despite the mandatory reviews that she must undergo in three months, she plans to return to the professional circuit to play the

.

The Canarian athlete has reported in a statement that this Thursday she has successfully completed in

chemotherapy and radiotherapy treatment prescribed to treat the type of cancer that affects the immune system that was diagnosed in the past. "It is another step forward on this long road. Today, finally, I finish the treatment and I can already say that I have overcome the lymphoma. It has been a few different months, where I have had to face a reality that I did not know first hand. Having discipline and listening to

at all times

, the foundations have been laid to overcome the disease, "said the tennis player.

As established in the health protocol for this type of pathology, Carla Suárez will have to carry out a preventive check-up within three months to control the evolution after treatment. "I want to take this opportunity to show my infinite gratitude to the health workers who take care of us every day, especially to the medical personnel who have given me confidence and hope at all times during my struggle. That human factor is essential to get ahead at times like this and I feel fortunate for having also had that support.

"said the athlete.

Suárez also thanked "all the people who have sent him words of encouragement, have given him a lot of strength and have given him a lot of energy" during these months and "the fans who have sent him words of affection through the networks, to the media that have come to show their support at a difficult time. They have all made me feel accompanied and have contributed to making this path more bearable, "she assured. In her

and put the finishing touch to her sports career on the courts, the tennis player has developed a progressive training plan since last March. Subject to the physical evolution of the next few weeks,Gran Canaria maintains the illusion of returning to the professional circuit to play the

, where it has guaranteed direct access and whose main draw begins next Sunday, May 30.

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