Martina Navratilova diagnosed with breast cancer: People magazine report
Posted April 7, 2010 10:30 am.
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NEW YORK, New York – Tennis legend Martina Navratilova has been diagnosed with breast cancer, according to a report in People magazine.
The magazine reported the disease was detected early, and the prognosis is said to be excellent.
The 53-year-old athlete was diagnosed with a non-invasive form of breast cancer, which in her case has been confined to the milk ducts and has not spread to the breast tissue.
Navratilova had a lumpectomy and will begin six weeks of radiation therapy in May.
The nine-time Wimbledon champion, who still plays tennis and ice hockey and competes in triathlons, said she is lucky, as she had not been getting regular checkups.