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Tennis nice Martina Navratilova says her “prognosis is great” having been recognized with throat and breast most cancers.
In an interview with Piers Morgan Uncensored on TalkTV, Navratilova stated: “I imply, so far as they know I’m cancer-free … I undoubtedly received’t be lacking any of my check-ups. I might be very, very diligent about it, however the prognosis is great. However you by no means know.”
The 66-year-old Navratilova, who received 59 grand slam singles and doubles titles over the course of her illustrious profession, found an enlarged lymph node in her neck throughout the WTA Finals in Fort Value, Texas final yr.
After a biopsy, she was later recognized with stage one throat most cancers, her agent Mary Greenham instructed CNN in January. Whereas present process throat exams, a suspicious kind was present in Navratilova’s breast, which later was recognized as most cancers, Greenham stated.
“It was once more very up and down, proper?” Navratilova stated within the TalkTV interview airing Tuesday.
“So, I discover out it’s throat most cancers, I feel I might be dying however I discover out no, it’s very treatable. Then they discovered the proper breast and once I had the biopsy on the proper breast, the physician was saying: ‘This doesn’t look nice.’
“And when she stated that I’m like: ‘Oh nice, I’ve one other most cancers?’ And that’s once I began crying on the desk as she’s nonetheless poking in there getting samples out of my boob and I’m like: ‘Oh nice, I’ve two cancers on the identical time that aren’t associated.’”
Navratilova, who was beforehand recognized with breast most cancers in 2010, spoke of her dedication after receiving her double prognosis.
“What was the choice? Giving up? Giving in? Stopping?” she stated. “That’s simply not an choice for me … quitting is simply not in my DNA.”
Since retiring from tennis, Navratilova has labored as a coach, broadcaster and ambassador for the WTA Tour. She nonetheless holds the WTA report of 167 singles titles, 10 greater than her long-time good friend and rival Chris Evert, who stated in January she is “cancer-free” having been recognized with stage 1 ovarian most cancers.
After Greenham put out a request for mates to ship a message and tune to Navratilova, Evert despatched Invoice Withers’ “Lean On Me.”
“I couldn’t even learn that stuff,” stated Navratilova. “When Mary first despatched it to me, I simply began crying … I began studying it and I’m like: I can’t take heed to the music as a result of I’ll undoubtedly be bawling my eyes out.
“Sooner or later at a time, I learn slightly bit from what everyone wrote as a result of it was so shifting.”
