Naonobu Fujii, the representative of Japan's volleyball men at the Tokyo Olympics, announced on his SNS that he was diagnosed with advanced gastric cancer.
Fujii updated his Instagram on the 27th, revealing that he felt eye problems from the game at the end of last year, but his symptoms did not improve, and as a result of being hospitalized for examination, he was diagnosed with stage 4 of stomach cancer. Did.
Fujii wrote, "It seems that the symptoms of the eyes are affected by the metastasis of stomach cancer to the brain. There may be multiple metastases."
He added, "I was surprised, anxious, scared, and had various emotions when I was first diagnosed, but with the warm support of my family and teammates, I have a strong will to look forward and overcome this illness. By turning enormous energy into power, you will surely be energized. "
Fujii is 30 years old from Ishinomaki City, Miyagi Prefecture.
He is a stable toss setter and is the captain of V League 1st Division, V1 Toray.
He has been selected as the representative of Japan since 2017 and has participated in the Tokyo Olympics.