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Martina Navratilova has been diagnosed with both throat and breast cancer.<\/span><\/p>\n The 18-time Grand Slam singles champion, who previously had breast cancer in 2010, will start treatment in New York later this month.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Navratilova, 66, said both cancers had been caught at an early stage.<\/span><\/p>\n “The double whammy is serious, but fixable, and I’m hoping for a favourable outcome,” she said. “It’s going to stink for a while, but I’ll fight with all I have got.”<\/span><\/p>\n Navratilova noticed an enlarged lymph node in her neck during November’s WTA Finals in Fort Worth, Texas.<\/span><\/p>\n A subsequent biopsy revealed stage one throat cancer.<\/span><\/p>\n During the tests, a lump was also discovered in her breast, which was later diagnosed as an unrelated cancer.<\/span><\/p>\n “Both of these cancers are in their early stages with great outcomes,” Navratilova’s representative Mary Greenham added.<\/span><\/p>\n Navratilova was due to cover this month’s Australian Open from the Tennis Channel studio in Melbourne, but will instead make some occasional remote appearances. <\/span><\/p>\n The nine-time Wimbledon singles champion said she felt “helpless” after she was <\/span>diagnosed with cancer in 2010<\/span><\/a>, but decided to go public with the news to help other women suffering similar health problems.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n