Michael Douglas will Lose Voice due to Throat Cancer?!?!
Posted on August 19th, 2010 at 5:10 pm by
Michael Douglas has been told by doctors that they expect him to fully recover from having throat cancer; however, the actor has also been warned that he may never be able to speak again if the first line of treatment does not work. Douglas’s diagnosis was only made known to the public recently. The 65-year-old is reportedly going to be treated with an aggressive combination of radiation and chemotherapy this week in New York, which, according to experts, is only done to patients with more advanced cancer.
If this therapy does not stop the disease, Douglas will most likely have to undergo surgery, including a partial or complete laryngectomy, that would leave him with a distorted voice or no voice at all. Referring to his fight against cancer, Douglas stated: “I am very optimistic.”
The actor has cancelled all work related commitments for the next two months, including any promotional activities for his upcoming film Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps, which also features Shia LaBeouf, Charlie Sheen, Carey Mulligan, Josh Brolin, Susan Sarandon, and was directed by Oliver Stone. Instead, Douglas will be spending more time with his wife, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and their two children.
Hopefully Michael will win his battle against cancer and be able to move on with his life without losing his voice.
