Olympic silver medalist Max Parrot says he has beaten cancer

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Olympic snowboarding slopestyle silver medalist Max Parrot of Canada has said 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.

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After battling myself to the best I could during these past 7 months, I can finally say that I have won against cancer!! #fuckcancer

A post shared by Max Parrot (@maxparrot) on Jul 25, 2019 at 5:26pm PDT

"So hyped to compete at @xgamesnorway in a month. It has felt so weird not to compete last season. Stoked to get back at it. Can`t wait."

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So hyped to compete at @xgamesnorway in a month!!  It has felt so weird not to compete last season!! Stoked to get back at it!! Can’t wait!!! @monsterenergy @nobaday_sports @ruroc @swatch @freedom_55_financial @auclairsports

A post shared by Max Parrot (@maxparrot) on Jul 29, 2019 at 4:11pm PDT

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.