Martina Navratilova says she will ‘fight with all I have got’ after being diagnosed with throat and breast cancers
‘It’s going to stink for a while but I will fight with all I have got’Martina Navratilova’s prognosis has been described as ‘good’.Martina Navratilova said she will “fight with all I have got” after being diagnosed with throat and breast cancers. The 66-year-old, one of the greatest tennis players of all time, previously underwent treatment for early-stage breast cancer in 2010 and had been cancer-free since. She announced the discovery of the new cancers – unrelated to each other – on Monday.
Navratilova had been due to travel to Melbourne for the forthcoming Australian Open to work as a TV pundit. That trip has been cancelled, said her representative, who added that the former world No 1 hoped to be able to contribute to the“Martina Navratilova has been diagnosed with stage one throat cancer,” read a statement. “The prognosis is good and Martina will start her treatment this month.
“At the same time as Martina was undergoing the tests for the throat, a suspicious form was found in her breast, which was subsequently diagnosed as cancer, completely unrelated to the throat cancer. During a career that spanned from 1973 to 2006, with a hiatus between 1996 and 2000, Navratilova became the most successful female player in the Open era. Her 59 grand-slam titles remains a record, as does her nine Wimbledon singles championships. In all she won 167 singles and 177 doubles titles.
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