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Tennis legend Martina Navratilova revealed she is cancer-free after being detected with breast cancer and throat cancer simply 3 months earlier.
In an interview with Piers Morgan, Navratilova stated that medical professionals had actually cleared her, though she will need to get some extra radiation. Navratilova, 66, understands she needs to keep a close eye on her health progressing, however her diagnosis is great.
“As far as they know, I’m cancer-free,” Navratilova stated. “I still need to deal with the right breast, probably have radiation, but that’s a couple of weeks. That doesn’t even count. That’s more preventative than anything else. Should be good to go. It’s like 99% solvable. I’m definitely not missing any of my check-ups. I’ll be very diligent. The prognosis is excellent, but you never know.”
Navratilova discovered a bigger lymph node on her neck in November and was detected with throat cancer. While running more tests, medical professionals likewise found that Navratilova had breast cancer.
After months of strenuous treatment, Navratilova went back to work for the Tennis Channel at the Miami Open. Navratilova communicated a psychological message about her medical diagnosis on her very first day back at work.
“It puts you face-to-face with your mortality, No. 1, because at the beginning, I wasn’t sure if it was treatable, so that was hard,” Navratilova stated, per the Associated Press. “But once I got into the program, it was a little easier emotionally, but more difficult physically. … But I’m still standing.”
Throughout her tennis profession, Navratilova won 19 Grand Slam songs titles and 31 Grand Slam doubles titles. In 2000, Navratilova was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.
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