Aug
19
Michael Douglas’ throat cancer could leave actor mute
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[HMG] – We reported earlier this week that Michael Douglas is now fighting cancer. But experts now say this particular version could cost the Oscar-winning actor his voice.
A smoker for decades, Mr. Douglas, 65, was diagnosed with a malignant tumor in his throat. His doctors have since begun a ’synchronous’ therapy, which involves surgery, followed by eight-weeks of chemotherapy and radiation to kill any remnants.
The Mail says his doctors regard the tumor’s advanced stage ‘quite frightening.’ They expect he will make a full recovery, but have warned Douglas that destroying the tumor may harm his voice.
And the Doctors still won’t say what type of cancer it is. And that’s worrying – if the tumor is in the vocal chords his chances of survival after five years are around 60%. Or 80% if it was caught early.
But if it’s throat cancer the 5-year survival rate is just 5-percent.
“Smoking probably caused the cancer. But the fact he’s getting radiation means it’s curable,” Dr. Kenneth Hu, co-director of the Beth Israel Medical Center in New York told Good Morning America. “It tells you that it’s probably an intermediate stage cancer.”
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