Martina Navratilova is hoping for a \u201cfavourable outcome\u201d after she was diagnosed with breast and throat cancer, as per AFP.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
The 66-year-old told Tennis.com that they were both treatable.<\/p>\n
In 2010 she had breast cancer but recovered quickly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\n AFP<\/p>\n
\u201cThe double whammy is serious but fixable, and I\u2019m hoping for a favourable outcome,\u201d she said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s going to stink for a while, but I\u2019ll fight with all I have got,\u201d she added.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\n AFP<\/p>\n
\u201cThe prognosis is good and Martina will start her treatment this month,\u201d said her agent.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThe cancer type is HPV human papillomavirus and this particular type responds really well to treatment,” her agent added.
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Navratilova noticed an enlarged lymph node in her neck during November’s WTA Finals in Fort Worth, Texas.\u00a0<\/p>\n
During the tests, a lump was also discovered in her breast, which was later diagnosed as unrelated cancer.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Navratilova’s treatment in New York has forced her to abandon plans to commentate on the Australian Open although she will appear from time to time remotely.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n