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Michael Douglas ‘Determined to Live Until 100’ but Has ‘Constant Worry’ After Cancer Scare


Michael Douglas has come a long way since his cancer scare, but he 'lives in constant worry of getting sick again,' a source exclusively tells Closer.

“People tend to forget he had cancer, but Michael remembers his horrendous ordeal — the chemo, the nausea and pain — and lives in constant worry of getting sick again,” a source exclusively tells Closer of the Academy Award-winning actor, who celebrated his 80th birthday last month. After aggressive chemotherapy and radiation treatment, he was declared tumor-free in January 2011 and has credited the medical team at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York for “saving my life.” The Fatal Attraction star also spoke during the International Federation of Head and Neck Oncologic Societies’ conference, telling the audience, “In every sense of the word, I’m very fortunate to be here today.”

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