Tennis nice Martina Navratilova is not going to journey to Australia this month after being recognized with throat and breast cancers.
Her prognosis has been described as ‘good’.
Navratilova, 66, mentioned: “This double whammy is serious but still fixable, and I’m hoping for a favourable outcome. It’s going to stink for a while but I will fight with all I have got.”
The former world No.1 beforehand underwent therapy for early stage breast most cancers in 2010.
Navratilova, winner of 59 grand slam singles and doubles titles, was on account of attend the Australian Open in Melbourne, the place she was desiring to work as a TV pundit.
“Martina Navratilova has been diagnosed with stage one throat cancer,” learn a press release fro her representatives. “The prognosis is good and Martina will start her treatment this month.
“The most cancers kind is HPV and this specific kind responds rather well to therapy. Martina observed an enlarged lymph node in her neck throughout the WTA finals in Fort Worth. When it did not go down, a biopsy was carried out, the outcomes got here again as stage one throat most cancers.
“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.
“Both these cancers are of their early levels with nice outcomes. Martina will not be masking the Australian Open for Tennis Channel from their studio however hopes to have the ability to take part occasionally by Zoom.”
