Michael Douglas Diagnosed with Throat Cancer
Academy award winning actor Michael Douglas (age 65) announced on August 16th 2010 that he is battling throat cancer. Michael Douglas has had many famous roles including “Basic Instinct”, “Fatal Attraction”, “Romancing the Stone”, and “Wall Street” for which he won an academy award.
Ironically, he can often be seen smoking and drinking in many of his movies. He is married to actress Catherine Zeta-Jones. According to People magazine, “his doctors expect the Wall Street star to make a full recovery” and Douglas stated “I am very optimistic.” In an interview on David Letterman, he stated that he had stage 4 disease but that it hadn't spread to the rest of the body.
Video 1 Video 2 Letterman Interview video
Douglas' latest movie called "Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps" is due to open in theaters on September 24th.
For more information about throat cancer see my blog entry on Jack Klugman
Tags: Michael Douglas, Throat cancer
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written by Milt , September 15, 10
sorry to be picky, but it's Catherine with a C. Her hotness demands respect!
written by Dr. Barone , October 14, 10
RIght on! My humble apology! Corrected!
written by mac , July 14, 11
Hey Doc,
is it possible for Stage 4 cancer to not have metastasized? I mean its great for Michael...but im asking from what medical standpoint!
written by john barone , July 14, 11
Excellent! Finally someone notices!!!! Stage 4 cancers in general have spread. The staging for oropharyngeal cancer is a little complex and you can read more about it here (http://www.cancer.gov/cancerto...ient/page2). But the bottom line is that stage 4 cancer has spread. If the spread is local and surgically resectable, then the prognosis is better. Distant spread portends a worse prognosis. Great job!
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