Martina Navratilova, who is widely regarded as one of the greatest tennis players of all time, has been diagnosed with Stage 1 throat cancer as well as an unrelated form of breast cancer.
By Li CohenMartina Navratilova smiles during the mixed doubles match of the Wimbledon No. 1 Court Celebration on May 19, 2019, in London, England.Martina Navratilova, who is widely regarded as one of the greatest tennis players of all time, has been diagnosed with two forms of cancer, she revealed toin an article published Monday. The 66-year-old said doctors diagnosed her with Stage 1 throat cancer as well as an unrelated form of breast cancer.
"This double whammy is serious but still fixable, and I'm hoping for a favorable outcome," she told the outlet."It's going to stink for a while, but I'll fight with all [I've] got." Navratilova said she first noticed a sign of cancer during the Women's Tennis Association finals in Fort Worth, Texas, last November. It was there she noticed a lymph node in her neck was enlarged, and when it didn't reduce on its own, she got a biopsy.
She was diagnosed with Stage 1 throat cancer stemming from human papillomavirus, or HPV. HPV is a common sexually transmitted infection that is thought to cause about of oropharyngeal cancers in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Navratilova told Tennis.com that doctors issued a strong prognosis and that she will begin treatment this month.
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