The Spanish driver

Nani Roma

, winner of the

Dakar rally

in both

cars

and

motorcycles

, announced Thursday in a statement that he has a

"treatable and good prognosis" bladder tumor

.

"I am Nani Roma and I wanted to inform you that

I have been diagnosed with a treatable cancer with a good prognosis

. I am well and encouraged, being aware that after facing many challenges, now I must focus on the most important of them all", explains the pilot from Barcelona, ​​who will undergo chemotherapy treatment at the

Vall d'Hebron hospital

.

According to the statement, Roma,

50

, went to the doctor a few days ago complaining of "unusual" pain in his back, underwent various tests and it was then that the tumor was detected.

"On March 11, Nani Roma underwent transurethral resection of a bladder injury at the

Dexeus University Hospital in Barcelona

. Although it is rare for a young, healthy, non-smoker person to develop a bladder tumor, the findings of the radiological tests and the histological study confirmed the presence of a neoplastic lesion", explains Dr. José Placer.

Following the diagnosis, the driver from Folgueroles (Barcelona) will begin

chemotherapy treatment

at the Vall d'Hebron Hospital in Barcelona.

Doctors Joan Carles Galcerán, a specialist in oncology, and Albert Carrión, a specialist in urology, will monitor the disease which, as Roma insists,

is "unusual" for his "condition and age

".

In any case, the pilot specifies that the diagnosis of the medical team "is good" and that, after treatment, a new operation and a recovery period, he hopes to "return to the seat" of his Hunter "with more desire than ever" .

The pilot, who will have to be away from competition for "

a season

" that is still indefinite, is developing, together with his coach and the doctors of the Sant Cugat CAR, a training and nutrition plan to maintain strength and motivation during this period of inactivity.

"Unfortunately, life sometimes gives us unpleasant surprises, but I know that I am surrounded by the best family and friends," concludes Roma, who hopes to share "good news very soon."

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