The sporting world was in shock yesterday when Martina Navratilova announced that she has breast cancer.
The sporting world was in shock yesterday when Martina Navratilova announced that she has breast cancer.
But the news has a brighter side to it. the tennis legend is expected to recover fully as the cancer has not yet spread. Navratilova, 53, was diagnosed with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), a non-invasive form of breast cancer. Because the cancer is in one breast and has not yet spread, there is a "very small chance" of a relapse.
In May, she will have six weeks of radiation. After the radiation, there should be a less than 10 percent chance of the cancer returning, she said. "I'm OK and I'll make a full recovery," she said.
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