The American tennis player Martina Navratilovawinner of 18 ‘grandes’, announced on Monday that she had overcome her throat and breast cancer in a message on her Twitter account.
“After a full day of exams at Sloan Kattering, I was discharged! Thanks to all the doctors, nurses, proton wizards and radiation, etc. What a relief #byebyecancer :),” Navratilova wrote on her Twitter account.
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Navratilova, of Czech origin and 66 years old, was announced on January 2 of this year she suffered from throat and breast cancer, both in the “curable” stage.
“This double blow is serious, but still healing. I hope it will go well. It will be annoying for a while, but I will fight with everything I have,” Navratilova said then.
The legendary player, who has 59 ‘greats’ on his record in singles, doubles and mixed doubles, found out she has a ganglion in her neck at the 2022 WTA Finals in Fort Worth (Texas)and the tests she underwent detected throat cancer and breast cancer, both in their early stages of development.
Navratilova, 66 years old, she had breast cancer in 2010.
The tennis player underwent treatments in New York.
Recognized as one of the legends of world sport in the 20th century, Navratilova marked an era in tennis with 332 weeks at world number one in 1978 and 1987 and victories in four ‘Grand Slam’ tournaments: Australia, Roland Garros, Wimbledon and the US Open.
Source: La Verdad
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