Martina Navratilova, 66, announces cancer-free after battling throat and breast cancer since January
- Navratilova was diagnosed with both throat and breast cancer this year
- She felt well enough to return to her TV job at the Tennis Channel in March
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Martina Navratilova says she is cancer free.
The tennis Hall of Famer announced the news Monday on Twitter after what she said was a full day of testing at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City.
“Thank you to all the doctors, nurses, proton and radiation mages, etc. What a relief,” she wrote.
Navratilova, 66, revealed she was diagnosed with throat and breast cancer in January and would begin treatment that month.
She was diagnosed with non-invasive breast cancer in 2010 and had a lumpectomy.
The 18-time Grand Slam singles champion had noticed an enlarged lymph node in her neck in November and a biopsy revealed early-stage throat cancer.
Martina Navratilova has announced on Twitter that she is cancer-free after tests in New York
Navratilova has been back in public life since March, with her return to the Tennis Channel
In May, Navratilova said she is “doing well” at a ceremony at the Italian Open
But Navratilova felt well enough to return to her TV work with the Tennis Channel through the Miami Open in March.
She spoke about her battle with the disease at the Italian Open in May when she accepted the ‘Racchetta d’Oro’ (Golden Racket) award for her contributions to the sport.
“I’ve had a very difficult year, but now I’m doing well,” Navratilova said at the time.
Navratilova, 66, said in January her prognosis was good after noticing an enlarged lymph node in her neck at the WTA Finals in Texas last November. A biopsy showed results of early stage throat cancer.
While Navratilova was undergoing tests on her throat, she said, the unrelated breast cancer was detected at an early stage.
Navratilova returned to her job as a TV analyst for the Tennis Channel in March, when she said in an interview with TalkTV’s Piers Morgan that doctors had told her that “as far as they know, I’m cancer-free,” and she would be “good to go.” go’ should be after some extra radiation.
She won a total of 59 Grand Slam singles titles, including 31 in women’s doubles and 10 in mixed doubles.
The last was a mixed doubles championship with Bob Bryan at the 2006 US Open, a month before her 50th birthday.