Tennis champion Martina Navratilova recognized with two varieties of most cancers

Former top-ranked tennis star Martina Navratilova has been recognized with two unrelated varieties of most cancers, she revealed Monday.

Navratilova has Stage 1 throat most cancers and early-stage breast most cancers and is about to start remedy this month, in keeping with Tennis.com.

“This double whammy is critical however nonetheless fixable, and I’m hoping for a good consequence,” the 66-year-old stated. “It’s going to stink for some time, however I’ll combat with all have I bought.”

Navratilova’s prognoses for each varieties of most cancers are thought of sturdy. Docs found Navratilova had breast most cancers throughout a throat examination.

The diagnoses come greater than a decade after Navratilova battled non-invasive breast most cancers in 2010. She was decided to be cancer-free six months after that analysis, which required a lumpectomy and radiation remedy.

The Prague-born Navratilova gained 18 main singles championships and 31 main doubles titles throughout her profession and is the one participant ever to be ranked No. 1 in each classes for greater than 200 weeks. Her 9 singles titles and 7 doubles titles at Wimbledon are each event information.

Navratilova retired from skilled tennis in 2006 after profitable the combined doubles occasion on the 2006 U.S. Open at age 49. She stays the oldest participant ever to win a significant championship.

“I actually didn’t speak a lot about breast most cancers earlier than I had it,” Navratilova instructed Individuals in 2010 following her first combat with the illness. “Now, I’m approached by girls and we share our tales. It’s encouraging to see that there’s life after most cancers.”