Michael Douglas opens up about his health battles and aging

 started back in 2010، when the veteran actor was diagnosed with tongue cancer.

Douglas had been struggling for a long time and was experiencing oral discomfort – but several doctors missed the root of the problem. When Douglas finally consulted a friend’s doctor in Canada، he got an answer he’d rather not hear.

”I will always remember the look on his face،” Douglas has shared.

”He said: ‘We need a biopsy.’ There was a walnut-size tumour at the base of

 my tongue that no other doctor had seen.”

The actor soon learned that his undetected cancer was at an advanced stage، so he had to begin the brutal treatment immediately.

After eight weeks of radiation and chemotherapy، Michael was at rock bottom. He was on a liquid-only diet and dropped 45 lbs – there wasn’t much left of him when the treatment finished.

Luckily for Michael and his loved ones، the therapy worked and the actor was declared cancer free in 2011. According to Michael، his tongue cancer resulted from stress، heavy drinking، and smoking.