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| Martina Navratilova, one of the finest female tennis players of all times, has been diagnosed with breast cancer, she has told US online magazine, People. (REUTERS/Lucas Jackson) |
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| 'I cried', the report quoted Navratilova, 53, as saying about the moment in February when a biopsy came back positive after a routine mammogram revealed a cluster in her left breast. (REUTERS/Danny Moloshok) |
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| A report said, she would begin six weeks of radiation therapy in May following minor invasive surgery called a lumpectomy and the prognosis for survival was extremely good. (REUTERS/Lucas Jackson) |
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| She was diagnosed with a non-invasive form of breast cancer, the report said, called ductal carcinoma in situ, or DCIS, which in her case had not spread to the breast tissue. (REUTERS/Lucas Jackson) |
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| The nine-time Wimbledon champion, who still plays tennis and ice hockey and competes in triathlons, said she was lucky, as she had not been getting regular check-ups. Czech-born Navratilova, who became a US citizen in 1981, won 18 grand slam singles crowns. (REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni) |
