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NEW YORK (AP) \u2014 Tennis great Martina Navratilova said Monday that she has been diagnosed with throat cancer and breast cancer.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis double whammy is serious but still fixable, and I’m hoping for a favorable outcome,\u201d the 66-year-old Navratilova said. \u201cIt’s going to stink for a while but I’ll fight with all have I got.\u201d<\/p>\n

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, early stage breast cancer was discovered.<\/p>\n

\u201cNeedless 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,\u201d she tweeted<\/a> Monday.<\/p>\n

Navratilova was diagnosed with a noninvasive form of breast cancer in 2010 and had a lumpectomy.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Navratilova was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2000. She has worked as a TV analyst in recent years.<\/p>\n

The statement issued Monday said Navratilova would not be a regular part of Tennis Channel’s coverage of the Australian Open later this month \u201cbut hopes to be able to join in from time to time\u201d via video conference.<\/p>\n

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AP tennis: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/tennis and https:\/\/twitter.com\/AP_Sports<\/p>\n<\/div>\n