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Tennis Ace Martina Navratilova Has Breast Cancer

Tireless tennis ace and legend of the Wimbledon lore Martina Navratilova has been diagnosed with breast cancer.

Tireless tennis ace and legend of the Wimbledon lore Martina Navratilova has been diagnosed with breast cancer. The Czechoslovakian-born Martina, who now resides in Florida, confirmed that the news is true.

The 53-year-old confessed that she was devastated when she first heard the news in February this year.

Calling the cancer her 9/11, Navratilova asked women not to miss their mammograms. "The sooner you catch it, the better," she told People magazine. "So get the bloody mammogram. I went four years between mammograms. I let it slide. Everyone gets busy, but don't make excuses . . . Another year and I could have been in big trouble."

Navratilova is confident of making a full recovery and said she is due to begin radiation therapy in May.


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