Michael Douglas On Late Show With David Letterman

Michael Douglas – Actor Michael Douglas just completed his first week of chemotheraphy and radiation. He went on the “Late Show with David Letterman” and he tells the talk show host that though he’s starting at an “eight-week struggle,” he’s feeling confident about his recovery.

Michael Douglas just completed his first of eight weeks of radiation and chemotherapy, and appeared a little thinner than usual, with his suit slightly oversize. With the coming weeks of treatment, he said, his voice may change and it could become impossible to swallow solid food. But the great actor was upbeat, saying that despite his throat cancer being Stage 4, it has not spread down below his throat. Asked by Letterman what the percentages were, Douglas said he has an 80% chance of recovery, with some hospitals even more optimistic.

After being checked for what Douglas felt was a sore throat, it was discovered that he had stage-four cancer which, as the actor said, is “intense.” According to Douglas, since the cancer is still above the neck, he has an 80 percent or better chance for a full recovery. When Letterman asked what could have contributed to his condition, Douglas acknowledged that he used to smoke and drink. When Letterman wondered if there was anything he could do, Douglas said, ‘Aw, give me a hug!’ And the two men embraced.

Michael Douglas, 65, who has two children with Catherine Zeta-Jones, said he enjoyed the summer traveling with his family before returning to the doctor. A biopsy found he had late, stage-four cancer, “which is intense, and so they’ve had to go at it. However, Douglas said, the cancer remains above the neck and that means expectations are good, with an 80 percent or better chance of recovery.

According to a National Institutes of Health website, use of tobacco or alcohol are among the factors that put people at risk of developing throat cancer. Combining tobacco and drinking increases the risk. And most throat cancer develops in people older than 50, with men more likely than women to get the disease.

To Michael Douglas I wish you a full and speedy recovery :D

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