Parrot says he's beaten cancer
Parrot says he's beaten cancer

Parrot says he's beaten cancer

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Olympic snowboarding slope style silver medallist, Max Parrot of Canada, says he has beaten cancer and intends to return to competition at an X Games event in Norway in August.

Parrot, a five-time X Games champion, who won silver at the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics, revealed in January that he had been diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma.

"After battling myself to the best I could during these past seven months, I can finally say that I have won against cancer," the 25-year-old said in an Instagram post.

"So hyped to compete at X Games Norway in a month. It has felt so weird not to compete last season. Stoked to get back at it. Can't wait."

Hodgkin lymphoma is a relatively rare cancer, according to Lymphoma Canada.

It accounts for around 0.5% of all cancers and 15% of all lymphomas diagnosed. Each year in Canada, approximately 900 people are diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma.

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