Hollywood Michael Douglas is set to undergo treatment for cancer after doctors discovered a tumour in his throat, a spokesperson for the actor revealed
Hollywood Michael Douglas is set to undergo treatment for cancer after doctors discovered a tumour in his throat, a spokesperson for the actor revealed.
The Oscar-winner (65), who is married to Welsh actress Catherine Zeta-Jones, will receive eight weeks of chemotherapy and radiation.
Doctors expect the Wall Street star to make a full recovery.
Douglas released few details about his tumour, including its exact location.
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"The rigorous treatment regimen suggests the cancer is advanced," said Robert Haddad, acting head of the head and neck cancer program at Boston's Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, who has no direct knowledge of the case.
"I am very optimistic," he said in a statement.
It is yet another blow for the acclaimed star, who has already endured a difficult 12 months.
His son Cameron (31), with ex-wife Diandra Luker, was jailed earlier this year after pleading guilty to conspiring to sell crystal meth and for heroin possession.
"I've had a rough year on the personal front," he said in June. "It's been pretty well publicised."
Douglas admitted he felt responsible for his troubled son's problems.
He said, "I've taken blame about being a bad father -- if being a bad father is working your butt off trying to create a career at one time. When I had Cameron I was early in my career and as opposed to most jobs, making movies takes you all around the world, so you were absent in that sense."
Douglas, determined not to make the same mistake again, slowed down his Hollywood career in recent years to spend time with Zeta-Jones (40), and their young children Dylan, 10, and Carys, seven.
Changed priorities
He said, "My priorities have completely changed. My marriage and my families come certainly before my career."
"I cherish the time with them. I'm so fortunate that I have Catherine, who is a great wife,"u00a0 he added.
No word yet on how the treatment will affect his work schedule, as Douglas has a lot on his plate, including promotion for his return to the character Gordon Gekko in Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps, which opens at the end of September.
Facts about Mike
Michael Kirk Douglas (born September 25, 1944) is an American actor and producer, primarily in movies and television. He married Catherine Zeta-Jones in November 18, 2000. He has won three Golden Globes and two Academy Awards, first as producer of 1975's Best Picture and as Best Actor in 1987 for his role in Wall Street.
Douglas received the AFI Life Achievement Award in 2009.
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Douglas has starred in hits such as Fatal Attraction (1988), Wall Street (1988), War of the Roses (1990), Basic Instinct (1992) and Traffic (2001).
Douglas will return as Gordon Gekko in Oliver Stone's Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps later this year. In 2009, he joined the project Soldiers of Peace, a movie against all wars and for a global peace
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