Here's a little science lesson courtesy of actor Michael Douglas—in a recent interview with The Guardian, Douglas went into some details about his battle with throat cancer, specifically where it may have come from. We'll just let him tell you:
None
Now, let's all try to forget those visuals Douglas' words may have drummed up and move on. In a consulting interview with The Guardian, London head and neck surgeon Mahesh Kumar commented that Douglas' form of cancer could very well have been caused by a certain strain of HPV—type 16, specifically—but was skeptical that it was the reason for Douglas' cancer.
Additionally, Dr. Kumar stated that Douglas' claim that more oral sex is some sort of medical cure: "Maybe he thinks that more exposure to the virus will boost his immune system. But medically, that just doesn't make sense." Let's all make of this what we will.
RELATED: 25 Celebrities Who Have Been Killed (On the Internet)
RELATED: How to Perform Oral Sex
[via The Guardian]
