Editing Michael Douglas (section)

===Health issues===
In 1980, Douglas was involved in a serious [[skiing]] accident which sidelined his acting career for three years. On September 17, 1992, the same year ''Basic Instinct'' came out, he began a 30-day treatment for alcoholism and drug addiction at Sierra Tucson Center.<ref>{{cite news|title='Michael Douglas' Biography Reveals Actor's Hidden Demons (EXCERPT)|url=https://huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/18/michael-douglas-biography-excerpt_n_1891335.html|newspaper=Huffington Post|date=September 18, 2012|first=Anthonia|last=Akitunde}}</ref><ref>[https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/michael-douglas-wanted-diandra-luker-2138722 He went to rehab in the 1990s for what he said was an alcohol problem, but was widely reported to be sex addiction.] Mirror, August 8, 2013</ref>

It was announced on August 16, 2010, that Douglas was suffering from [[Head and neck cancer|throat cancer]] (later revealed to have been [[Oral cancer|tongue cancer]]),<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://people.com/celebrity/michael-douglas-i-lied-i-actually-had-tongue-cancer/|title=Michael Douglas: I Lied – I Actually Had Tongue Cancer|magazine=People|access-date=4 December 2018|date=11 October 2013|author=Blumm, K.C.}}</ref> and would undergo [[chemotherapy]] and [[Radiation therapy|radiation treatment]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/michael-douglas-undergo-throat-cancer-treatment/story?id=11413860&page=2|title=Michael Douglas to Undergo Throat Cancer Treatment|work=ABC News|access-date=August 16, 2010}}</ref> He subsequently confirmed that the cancer was at [[Cancer staging|stage IV]], an advanced stage.<ref name="Brooks, Xan">{{Cite news|author=Brooks, Xan|title=Michael Douglas reveals his cancer has spread|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2010/sep/01/michael-douglas-cancer-spread|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=September 1, 2010|access-date=September 1, 2010|location=London}}</ref>

Douglas credits the discovery of his cancer to the public [[Healthcare in Canada|Canadian health system]] when a doctor in [[Montreal]], [[Quebec]] diagnosed the actor's medical condition after numerous American specialists failed to do so.<ref name="Brooks, Xan"/><ref>[https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/michael-douglas-praises-canadian-health-care/article578668/ Michael Douglas praises Canadian health care]. Gobeandmail.com (May 3, 2011). Retrieved June 19, 2012.</ref> Douglas has since participated in fundraisers for Montreal's [[Jewish General Hospital]], where he was diagnosed, and the [[McGill University Health Centre]] with which the hospital is affiliated.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Douglas lends star power to Head and Neck Cancer fundraiser|url=http://publications.mcgill.ca/reporter/2011/05/douglas-lends-star-power-to-head-and-neck-cancer-fundraiser/|work=McGill Reporter|date=May 5, 2011|access-date=August 28, 2013|location=Montreal|archive-date=April 8, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140408211907/http://publications.mcgill.ca/reporter/2011/05/douglas-lends-star-power-to-head-and-neck-cancer-fundraiser/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Douglas attributed the [[cancer]] to [[Psychological stress|stress]], his previous [[alcohol abuse]], and years of [[Chain smoking|heavy smoking]].<ref>[http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2010/09/01/michael_douglas_cigarettes_and_alcohol "Michael Douglas: 'Cigarettes And Alcohol Caused My Cancer{{'"}}] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120118054632/http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2010/09/01/michael_douglas_cigarettes_and_alcohol |date=January 18, 2012 }}. Starpulse.com (September 1, 2010). Retrieved May 4, 2012.</ref> In July 2011, ''Star'' magazine published photographs which appeared to show him smoking a [[cigarette]] while on holiday that month.<ref>[https://www.cbsnews.com/news/is-michael-douglas-still-smoking-despite-throat-cancer/ "Is Michael Douglas still smoking despite throat cancer?"] CBS News.</ref> A representative declined to comment on the photographs.<ref>{{cite news|last=Dillon|first=Nancy|title=Michael Douglas caught smoking again after beating throat cancer|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/michael-douglas-caught-smoking-beating-throat-cancer-article-1.155705|newspaper=Daily News|date=July 29, 2011|location=New York}}</ref>

In November 2010, Douglas' doctors put him on a weight-gain diet due to excessive weight loss that left him weak.<ref>[http://www.efitnessnow.com/news/2010/11/14/michael-douglas-recent-weight-loss-worries-doctors "Michael Douglas' recent weight loss worries doctors"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101117021013/http://www.efitnessnow.com/news/2010/11/14/michael-douglas-recent-weight-loss-worries-doctors/ |date=November 17, 2010 }}, November 14, 2010</ref> On January 11, 2011, he said that the tumor was gone, though the illness and aggressive treatment had caused him to lose 32 pounds (14.5&nbsp;kg).<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-12159548 "Michael Douglas says tumour is gone"], BBC News, January 11, 2011</ref> He said he would require monthly screenings because of a high chance of recurrence within three years.<ref>Carroll, Linda, [https://web.archive.org/web/20131027131524/http://www.nbcnews.com/id/41009450 "With throat tumor gone, Michael Douglas begins 3-year waiting game"], NBC News. January 10, 2011</ref> In June 2013, Douglas told ''[[The Guardian]]'' that his type of cancer is caused by the [[human papilloma virus]] transmitted by [[cunnilingus]],<ref name="guardian.co.uk"/> leading some media to report this as well. His spokesman denied these reports and portrayed Douglas' conversation with ''The Guardian'' as general and not referring specifically to his diagnosis.<ref>{{cite news|title=Michael Douglas' Throat Cancer Not Really Caused By Oral Sex, Rep Says (UPDATED)|url=https://huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/02/michael-douglas-throat-cancer-oral-sex_n_3375500.html|work=Huffington Post | first=Leigh|last=Blickley|date=June 2, 2013}}</ref>

Although Douglas described the cancer as throat cancer, it was publicly speculated that he may have been diagnosed with [[oropharyngeal cancer]].<ref>[http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/727947 Exact type of cancer Douglas has per www.medscape.com]. Medscape.com. Retrieved May 4, 2012.</ref><ref>[https://archive.today/20120905172705/http://www.newsoxy.com/entertainment/zeta-jones-paparazzi-22-20126.html "Doctors believe Douglas has oropharyngeal cancer, not throat cancer"]. Newsoxy.com. Retrieved May 4, 2012.</ref> In October 2013, Douglas said he suffered from tongue cancer, not throat cancer. He announced it as throat cancer upon the advice of his physician, who felt it would be unwise to reveal that he had tongue cancer given its negative prognosis and potential for disfigurement, particularly because the announcement came immediately before Douglas' promotional tour for ''[[Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps]]''.