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Michael Douglas: I've Got Cancer Beat

Rob Quinn — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 02:00:05 CST

An upbeat Michael Douglas says the tumor in his throat is gone and he has beaten late-stage cancer. "The odds are, with the tumor gone and what I know about this particular type of cancer, I've got it beat," the actor told the Today Show's Matt Lauer in an interview...

More Young Men Get Throat Cancer, Thanks to Oral Sex

Evann Gastaldo — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 11:44:34 CDT

Oral sex has been linked to throat cancer in baby boomers , but a rising number of cancers of the head and neck in young men is leading doctors to urge boys as well as girls to get the controversial HPV vaccine . “This kind of cancer traditionally affects males who have...

Zeta-Jones 'Furious' at Missed Cancer Diagnosis

Mary Papenfuss — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 07:30:09 CDT

As her husband embarks on the fight of his life against Stage 4 throat cancer, Catherine Zeta-Jones is still livid doctors didn't discover the illness earlier. Michael Douglas went to doctors early in the summer complaining of a persistent sore throat. They put him through a battery of tests, but...

Michael Douglas on Stage 4 Cancer: 80% Chance

Mary Papenfuss — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 05:02:00 CDT

Though he's undergoing chemo, Michael Douglas still managed to appear on the David Letterman Show last night, where he talked quite openly about his throat cancer, which the former smoker said is "caused by alcohol and drinking.” When Letterman asked why the actor didn't sound like he had cancer, Douglas...

Michael Douglas Has Throat Tumor

Rob Quinn — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 06:05:00 CDT

Michael Douglas has a cancerous tumor in his throat and will undergo eight weeks of radiation chemotherapy. Doctors believe the Wall Street star will make a full recovery, his rep tells People . "I am very optimistic,” Douglas, 65, said in a statement.

Beastie Boy Yauch Has Successful Cancer Surgery

Harry Kimball — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 17:59:45 CDT

Beastie Boy Adam Yauch has had surgery to remove a cancerous tumor in his salivary gland and is recovering at home, Rolling Stone reports. The rapper says he had the procedure a week and a half ago, and spent just one night in the hospital. Though his recovery is going...

'Winston Man' Dies of Cancer Amidst Trial

Kevin Spak — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 13:55:01 CST

Alan Landers, the one-time face of Winston cigarettes, has died at 68 of lung and throat cancer in the middle of a multi-million dollar legal action against his former employers, the Guardian reports. Landers, who was to testify next month, was among about 9,000 Florida smokers suing cigarette companies...

RIP Socks: Clintons' Cat Dies

Harry Kimball — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 16:48:35 CST

Socks is no more. The First Cat of the Clinton White House died today at the age of 20, People reports. The feline, who had lived with Bill Clinton’s former personal secretary, Betty Curie, since leaving the White House, was put down after a bout with throat cancer. “Socks brought...