- Martina Navratilova has been diagnosed with throat cancer and breast cancer.
- “This double whammy is serious but still fixable,” she said.
- Navratilova was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 2010.
Tennis icon Martina Navratilova, 66, has been diagnosed with throat cancer and breast cancer, she announced on Monday.
“This double whammy is serious but still fixable,” she said in a statement posted to the Women’s Tennis Association website. “I’m hoping for a favorable outcome. It’s going to stink for a while, but I’ll fight with all I have got.”
She said she discovered an enlarged lymph node in her neck in November, then underwent testing that led to the diagnosis.
This isn’t the first time Navratilova has had cancer. She was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 2010, when she was 53.
Navratilova is widely considered one of the best tennis players in history. She won 59 Grand Slam titles in singles, doubles, and mixed competition during her career. She retired in 2006.
