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Michael Douglas reveals how much weight he lost amid cancer battle: ‘I was in real trouble’

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Todisco, E. (2026, October 6). Michael Douglas reveals how much weight he lost amid cancer battle: ‘I was in real trouble’. New York Post. https://pagesix.com/2026/10/06/celebrity-news/michael-douglas-reveals-how-much-weight-he-lost-from-his-cancer-battle/

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Michael Douglas details his battle with cancer in an article where he reveals losing significant weight during seven weeks of radiation and chemotherapy. He describes the emotional toll on his family, particularly his wife Catherine Zeta-Jones and their children, who were affected by media reports suggesting he was close to death. After enduring severe pain and exhaustion, doctors informed him that his cancer had gone into remission, a moment he called life-changing. Douglas reflects on how this experience shifted his priorities and deepened his appreciation for family and the importance of living consciously.

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Michael Douglas, star of "Fatal Attraction," revealed in an interview how he lost a significant amount of weight after being diagnosed with cancer in August 2010. He underwent seven weeks of radiation and chemotherapy, describing the experience as akin to "the seven circles of hell." By the third week, Douglas found himself in serious trouble due to severe pain and fatigue, becoming sallow and gaunt by the fourth week.

Douglas's illness also affected his family; his wife Catherine Zeta-Jones, their son Dylan (now 26), and daughter Carys (now 23) were traumatized by media reports suggesting he was close to death. Despite this, Douglas made an effort to maintain a sense of normalcy for his children, including taking Carys to school daily, which left him completely exhausted.

He describes lying on the couch all day as a "life raft," highlighting how visitors would find him there due to his extreme fatigue from battling cancer.

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The “Fatal Attraction” star writes that he underwent seven weeks of radiation and chemo, which he compares to “the seven circles of hell,” after receiving his diagnosis in August 2010. asserted

he → write → August

“At first, the pain was bad but manageable, but by the third week I was in real trouble,” he recalls, adding that he was “sallow and gaunt” after four weeks of treatment. Douglas says his cancer also brought on “hard moments” for his wife, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and their two children, son Dylan, now 26, and daughter Carys, now 23, who saw headlines claiming that their dad was close to death. “The kids were too young to understand how these magazines operate, so it was traumatizing for them,” he writes. asserted

he → recall → them

The Oscar winner explains that he was determined to “maintain normalcy” with his kids, including taking Carys to school every day, which left him “so exhausted” that he’d have to lie down on the couch for the rest of the day. asserted

he → explain → day

“That couch had become my chair, my desk, my table, my bed, my life raft on a sea of complete exhaustion,” Douglas writes, adding that most of his visitors would find him in the same spot. asserted

most → become → spot

Douglas also remembers how his late father, actor Kirk Douglas, was “stoic” during his cancer battle, but still supported him by dressing up as a clown one day at the hospital on Halloween. asserted

father → remember → Halloween

“In that moment it was the best gift he could have given me,” Douglas writes. Want more celebrity and pop culture news? Start your day with Page Six Daily. uncertain

Douglas → give → Daily

After a period of recovery from his seven-week treatment, the “Basic Instinct” actor says he was shocked to learn from his doctors that his cancer was in remission. asserted

cancer → say → remission

“I broke down crying,” Douglas recalls of the life-changing moment. asserted

Douglas → break → moment

“To say cancer humbled me would be an understatement. asserted

cancer → say → me

It made me more thankful for everything in my life.” asserted

me → make → life

Douglas also writes that following his health crisis, Zeta-Jones, now 57, said it was like “watching a wilted flower come back to life.” asserted

flower → write → life

The father of three also admits that having cancer gave him freedom. asserted

having → admit → freedom

“It’s difficult to talk about, but it felt like a rebirth,” he writes. asserted

he → ’ → rebirth

“My priorities changed. asserted

priorities → change → ?

Cancer showed me what family is. asserted

family → show → me

It made feel a love that I never knew really existed asserted

I → feel → love

“I saw everything a little bit clearer, and a little bit brighter, and became far more conscious of how I spent my time,” Douglas adds. asserted

Douglas → see → time

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