Martina Navratilova Has Cancer Again

[greysfang]

Martina Navratilova diagnosed with two forms of cancer
Jan 2, 2023

Tennis great Martina Navratilova said Monday that she has been diagnosed with throat cancer and breast cancer.

In a statement released by her representative, the 18-time Grand Slam singles champion and member of the International Tennis Hall of Fame said her prognosis is good and she will start treatment this month.

"This double whammy is serious but still fixable, and I'm hoping for a favorable outcome," said Navratilova, 66. "It's going to stink for a while but I'll fight with all I have got."

She said she noticed an enlarged lymph node in her neck while attending the season-ending WTA finals in Fort Worth, Texas, in November, and a biopsy showed early-stage throat cancer. While Navratilova was undergoing tests on her throat, she said, the unrelated breast cancer was discovered.

Navratilova was diagnosed with a noninvasive form of breast cancer in 2010 and had a lumpectomy.

She won 59 Grand Slam titles overall, 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 shy of her 50th birthday.

Navratilova originally retired in 1994, after a record 167 singles titles and 331 weeks at No. 1 in the WTA rankings. She returned to the tour to play doubles in 2000 and occasionally competed in singles, too.

Navratilova was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2000. She has worked as a TV analyst in recent years.

The statement issued Monday said Navratilova would not be a regular part of Tennis Channel's coverage of the Australian Open later this month "but hopes to be able to join in from time to time" via video conference.

www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/35365318/martina-navratilova-diagnosed-two-forms-cancer

[Sarzy]

Horrible news. I hope she beats it again.

[coppercatseye]

Poor Martina!

[tulip]

Such bad news. 2023 isn't starting out very happy, is it?

[notoriousmkg]

When I was a kid, and she was competing against Chris Evert, I really disliked Navratilove. She looked severe and robotic to me. However, she is very good friends with Howard Stern and during interviews on his show, I realized I had her completely wrong. She is a very warm, fun-loving person. And now I find her hot. Get better, Martina!

[HWBL]

Jan 4, 2023 16:26:59 GMT notoriousmkg said:

When I was a kid, and she was competing against Chris Evert, I really disliked Navratilove. She looked severe and robotic to me. However, she is very good friends with Howard Stern and during interviews on his show, I realized I had her completely wrong. She is a very warm, fun-loving person. And now I find her hot. Get better, Martina!

The fun part is that back in those days, Chris Evert was always talked about as if she was some kind of Disney Princess and Martina the evil villain, while in reality Martina has a much softer, sensitive, character than Evert! Martina will get teary eyed at the drop of a hat; very emotional and warm (but I've always hated the horribly bleached hair).

[Sarzy]

Martina Navratilova has disclosed she is in remission having been diagnosed with throat and breast cancers.

The 66-year-old, widely recognised as one of the greatest tennis players of all time, had been diagnosed with stage one of the disease in January.

In an interview with Piers Morgan on TalkTV, to be broadcast on Tuesday, she said: “As far as they know I’m cancer-free.”

Navratilova, the winner of nine Wimbledon singles titles, said she “should be good to go” after more preventive radiation on her breast over a two-week period.


www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/mar/20/martina-navratilova-reveals-she-is-cancer-free-after-throat-and-breast-diagnoses

[tulip]

Well that was quick. Can you be in remission that quickly? I hope that it is all good for her sake.

[Sarzy]

^ I thought that seemed very quick too.

[greysfang]

She may not have announced it until she was done with her original round of treatment or something like that.

[Cartermrc]

I'm afraid for her. I've known people who supposedly beat cancer then they were diagnosed with it again and it was fatal. We don't really know a damn thing about cancer, that's the worst part.

[louiswinthorpe111]

IDK, I think a lumpectomy is risky for breast cancer. I've known a couple ladies who have had a recurrence after the lumpectomy.What if they don't get it all, and there's a piece still growing? If I get breast cancer, I am taking them off completely. I'm not risking it.

[charmedhour]

Mar 23, 2023 2:18:13 GMT louiswinthorpe111 said:

IDK, I think a lumpectomy is risky for breast cancer. I've known a couple ladies who have had a recurrence after the lumpectomy.What if they don't get it all, and there's a piece still growing? If I get breast cancer, I am taking them off completely. I'm not risking it.

Treatment for BC by lumpectomy alone is very uncommon and lumpectomies are only performed within certain parameters. Breast cancer visually is the same coloration as breast tissue so it is not performed "blindly", a chip or wire is used to makr the margins.  Once that is done, the surgeon takes the marked margins and additional surronding tissue.  Unlike many other cancers, pathology cannot see BC and confirm their are clear margins during the surgery.  It takes about 7-10 days for those test and results, which is why patients often go in a for a secondary surgery after a lumpectomy.


Generally, those patients having a lumpectomy also receive targeted radiation. Research has shown there are the same long term outcomes as someone opting for/needing a masectomy.

[loftybike]

Ever since my breastcancer scare I'm thinking that I'd definitivly opt for getting my breasts off of me. While i was awaiting resulct, they didn't feel like a part of me anyway, so for me, in that case: good riddance, thank you.

[notoriousmkg]

I had a former coworker who had a lumpectomy in the 1990s. When I met her, she had had it something like 10 years earlier. I've lost contact with her but Googled her name and it looks like she is still around. That would make her like a 30+ year survivor.