Martina Navratilova tells us how she survived cancer 2:27
(CNN) --
Tennis great Martina Navratilova has been diagnosed with stage one breast and throat cancer, her agent told CNN in an email Monday.
"This double whammy is serious, but it still has a solution," the 66-year-old said in a statement on the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) website.
"I'm hoping for a favorable result. It's going to be terrible for a while, but I'll fight with everything I've got."
Navratilova, winner of 59 Grand Slam titles in her career, already battled breast cancer in 2010.
The recent prognosis is good, according to the statement, and treatment will begin this month.
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Martina Navratilova has won 59 Grand Slam titles in singles, doubles and mixed doubles competitions.
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Navratilova's agent, Mary Greenham, said the tennis legend discovered an enlarged lymph node in her neck during the WTA Finals in Fort Worth, Texas, which ran from October 31 to November 7.
A biopsy was taken and he was later diagnosed with stage one throat cancer, his agent said.
As Navratilova was undergoing throat tests, her agent said a suspicious lump was found on her chest, which was later diagnosed as cancer.
Greenham stated that both cancers were in the early stages and that their prognosis was excellent.
Navratilova enjoyed a long playing career in which she won 18 Grand Slam singles titles, 31 Grand Slam doubles titles, and 10 Grand Slam mixed doubles titles.
She still holds the all-time record on the WTA circuit, with 167 titles.
After retiring from singles in 1994 at the age of 38, he continued to play doubles—and win titles—until he was 40.
The tennis player continues to be involved in the sport as a coach, broadcaster and ambassador for the WTA Tour, highlighting the importance of preventive check-ups to combat specific diseases such as breast cancer.
Navratilova was scheduled to cover the upcoming Australian Open from the Tennis Channel studio, but hopes to join in occasionally via Zoom instead, Greenham added.
-- CNN's Jill Martin contributed to this report.
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