Paul Allen, the tech billionaire who cofounded Microsoft, revealed Monday that he is once again fighting lymphoma.

Allen, 65, was identified in 2009 with non-Hodgkins lymphoma. The illness has actually returned, he stated in a declaration on his individual site

“My group of physicians has actually started treatment of the illness and I intend on battling this strongly,” he stated. He continued: “My physicians are positive that I will see great arise from the most recent treatments, as am I.”

Regardless of the illness, Allen strategies to stay involved in his different organisations and other interests, that included Vulcan Ventures, an equity capital fund; the Seattle Seahawks NFL football group and the Portland Path Blazers NBA basketball group. He stated he was positive his “management groups” would capably handle their operations throughout his treatment.

This is the 3rd time that Allen has actually been identified with some type of lymphoma. He endured Hodgkin’s lymphoma after being identified in the 1980 s

“I am really grateful for the assistance I have actually gotten from my friends and family,” he stated in his declaration. “I have actually valued the assistance of everybody on the groups and in the more comprehensive neighborhood in the past and rely on that assistance now as I battle this obstacle.”

Lymphomas are cancers that assault the lymphatic system. Non-Hodgkin’s is more typical than Hodgkin’s lymphoma.