Martina Navratilova diagnosed with breast and throat cancer

Martina Navratilova (Photo: Roy Rochlin/Getty Images)

Tennis and LGBTQ icon Martina Navratilova announced Monday that she has been diagnosed with breast and throat cancer.

“This double whammy is serious but still fixable, and I’m hoping for a favorable outcome,“ the 66-year-old Navratilova said in a statement