Douglas revealed that he was diagnosed three weeks ago though he'd complained of a sore throat at one point earlier this year. Testing at the time didn't find a cause for the pain. When he returned to the doctor after a summer of travling with his wife Catherine Zeta-Jones and their two kids Dylan Michael and Carys Zeta, he was diagnosed with stage-four cancer , "which is intense , and so they've had a go at it,"he said.
When the actor revealed to Letterman that he'd just finished his first week of radiation and chemotherapy , the talk show host was visibly surprised . "You've never looked better to me , and this proves that you're a tough guy, for God's sakes," Letterman said.
The Wall Street : Money Never Sleeps' actor said his cancer has remained above the neck which is good news - he said this means there is an 80 percent or better chance of recovery.
Douglas has won three (3) Golden Globes and two (2) Academy Awards , first as a producer of 1975's best picture, 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest' and as Best Actor in 1987 for his role in 'Wall Street.' Douglas received the AFI Life Achievement Award in 2009.
Douglas will next be seen onscreen reprising his role as disgraced moneyman Gordon Gekko in the anticipated sequel 'Wall Street 2 : Money Never Sleeps,' due out September 24.
Good luck to you Michael ....all your fans are rooting for you.
