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Martina Navratilova suffers from throat and breast cancer

BERLIN, 2 Jan.

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Martina Navratilova suffers from throat and breast cancer

BERLIN, 2 Jan. (DPA/EP) -

The American tennis player of Czech origin Martina Navratilova, 66 years old and winner of 18 'Grand Slam' titles, has been diagnosed with cancer of the larynx and breast, although both are in the initial phase and the prognosis is positive, as announced by the woman herself. player in their social networks.

A swollen lymph node would have led Martina Navratilova to undergo the tests. "I hope for a favorable result. It will be miserable for a while, but I will fight with all my might," said the Princess of Asturias Award for Sports in 1994.

A spokeswoman for the tennis player hinted at the good prognosis of the doctors regarding both diseases, which she will begin to treat from next week in New York.

In 2010 she was already diagnosed with non-invasive breast cancer and, after six months of treatment, the former world number one was considered cured. At that point, she "cried for about 15 seconds" and then asked the doctor, "Okay, what can we do, what's the next step?" Navratilova confessed.

Due to her illness, the tennis expert will give up traveling to the Australian Open, the first 'big' of the season that takes place from January 16 to 29 and which she planned to comment on for a television with rights.

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