Michael Douglas

Michael Douglas talked for the first time about his cancer Tuesday night on “The Late Show with Dave Letterman,” the Associated Press reports. The actor told the audience he’s in the middle of an “eight-week struggle” against throat cancer but is hopeful about his chances for recovery.

When he returned to the doctor after a summer of traveling 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 to 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 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. (popeater.com)