Former Tennis Player Martina Navratilova Diagnosed With Throat, Breast Cancer

Martina Navratilova, former world number one in tennis, has been diagnosed with stage 1 throat cancer and early-stage breast cancer, tennis.com reported.

Navratilova told tennis.com, "This double whammy is serious but still fixable, and I’m hoping for a favorable outcome."

Navratilova noticed an enlarged lymph node in her neck during November's WTA Finals in Fort Worth, Texas, AFP reported.

"When it didn't go down, a biopsy was performed, the results came back as stage one throat cancer," her agent said in a statement.

Reports suggest that a lump was also discovered in her breast during tests and was diagnosed as unrelated cancer.

The 18-time Grand Slam singles champion had previously received treatment for early-stage breast cancer in 2010.

The 66-year-old took to Twitter to thank everyone for showing support. She said, “Needless to say my phone and twitter are both blowing up so I will say again- thank you all for your support and I am not done yet:) Xoxoxo”

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