April 07, 2010

Navratilova Being Treated for Breast Cancer: Tennis great Martina Navratilova is being treated for breast cancer and her prognosis is good, she said Wednesday on Good Morning America. The 53-year-old, who played competitively until three years ago, said that a ductal carcinoma in situ (DICS) was first detected during a mammogram in early January. "The bad news is it's cancer," she said. "The good news is that it hasn't spread."

posted by rcade to tennis at 10:54 AM - 2 comments

CA in Situ is technically not cancer, it's a pre-cancerous lesion. It will usually turn into a malignant neoplasm if left untreated. She has multiple treatment options and her prognosis should be pretty good, especially since it was caught so early.

posted by apoch at 11:56 AM on April 07, 2010

It's obviously a hell of a shock, but her chances are good. Here's hoping she comes through it just fine and is back doing commentary for the French Open.

posted by lil_brown_bat at 09:26 AM on April 08, 2010

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