Tennis legend Martina Navratilova had excellent news to share on Monday: her body has no traces of the cancer she was battling.
Last March, the 66-year-old told British broadcaster TalkTV that the tumors on her right breast and neck were no longer visible. However, the most recent reviews come to an identical conclusion.
“After a whole day of testing […] everything is nice! Thank you to all doctors, nurses and magicians of radiation and protons. What a relief!” she wrote on her Twitter account, adding the English hashtags “byebyecancer” and “fuckcancer” to her comment.
After a day of testing at Sloan Kettering, I got the all-clear! Thank you to all the doctors, nurses, proton and ray magicians etc – what a relief 🙂#byebyecancer 🙂 and yes, #fuckcancer !!!
— Martina Navratilova (@Martina) June 19, 2023
In January, the holder of 18 career Grand Slam titles announced that she was struggling with the disease, which was discovered at an early stage, and that in the weeks that followed she was undergoing treatments, including chemotherapy, had to dedicate. In addition, a mass of 7-8 millimeters was taken from her chest.
“I’ve never been one to underperform, but it just got more and more ridiculous. Giving up was not an option for me. That’s a step forward,” she mused about three months ago before preventive radiotherapy sessions.