VIDEO: Michael Douglas Talks About Stage 4 Cancer
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Movies, Television, Videos,
We now know that a tumor found in Michael Douglas’ throat tumor is far more serious than everyone had hoped. During an interview scheduled prior to his diagnosis, the two-time Academy Award winning actor revealed that he has Stage 4 cancer.
“The big thing you’re worried about is it spreading,” the 65-year-old told David Letterman. “I am head and neck. It hasn’t gone down. The expectations are good.”
Although doctors had failed to detect the tumor earlier this summer while evaluating Douglas for throat and ear pain, the Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps star has been told his chances of a recovery are good. “I would hate to say, but right now, it looks like it should be 80 percent, and with certain hospitals and everything, it does improve.”
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Actress Dixie Carter Dead
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Television, Videos, Obituaries,
Actress Dixie Carter passed away on Saturday due to complications from endometrial cancer. She was 70. Carter is perhaps best-known for her straight-talking, no-nonsense Designing Women character Julia Sugarbaker.
Carter’s husband Hal Holbrook (Into the Wild) has asked for privacy during this “family tragedy,” saying “this has been a terrible blow.” During her long television career, Dixie also enjoyed recurring roles on Diff’rent Strokes and Family Law. She was more recently enjoyed by TV watchers as Gloria Hodge, the mother-in-law from hell on ABC’s Desperate Housewives.
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Kylie Minogue Fronts Breast Cancer Campaign
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Movies, Music, Photos,
Kylie Minogue - who was diagnosed with breast cancer during her 2005 “Showgirl” tour - recently posed in just a silk sheet for acclaimed photographer Mario Testino. The pictures were taken for the launch of the new Fashion Targets Breast Cancer (FTBC) campaign for Breakthrough Breast Cancer.
The campaign will see a range of specially created clothing sold in high street stories, including Marks and Spencer and Topshop, online and in designer collections over the next six weeks.
Speaking of her work for the charity, the 41-year-old said: “It means so much to be part of this year’s campaign for Fashion Targets Breast Cancer. I wholeheartedly support their efforts to raise funds for the vital work undertaken by Breakthrough Breast Cancer.”
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Dexter’s Michael C. Hall Diagnosed with Cancer
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Television,
One of Dexter Morgan’s biggest challenges was something he tackled off-camera.
Today, actor Michael C. Hall revealed that he has been receiving treatment for Hodgkin’s lymphoma. His disease, a form of cancer that is considered highly treatable, is currently in remission.
“I feel fortunate to have been diagnosed with an imminently treatable and curable condition, and I thank my doctors and nurses for their expertise and care,” the Dexter star said in a statement. It’s not known when Hall, 38, was first diagnosed.
The announcement comes days just before the annual Golden Globe Awards—an event Hall and his wife, actress and costar Jennifer Carpenter, plan to attend.
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Dennis Hopper: Deathly Ill?
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Movies, Rumors,
Dennis Hopper is reportedly deathly ill, according to the National Enquirer.
The actor announced just last fall that he is suffering from prostrate cancer.
The gossip rag claims that Hopper’s cancer has spread and “his condition had severely worsened.”
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Celebrity Chatter: Miley Meets the Queen, Hulk’s Engaged, Uma’s Single
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Movies, Music, Television, Break-ups, Engagements, Clothing,
-Miley Cyrus had a date with the Queen Monday in London. After her Royal Variety Awards performance, the 16-year-old took off the hotpants and wore a cleavage-baring dress for a meeting with Her Majesty. (Hopefully the gown concealed her new tattoo.)
-Hulk Hogan’s nasty divorce won’t keep him from walking down the aisle again. The 56-year-old wrestler (a.k.a. Terry Bollea) is now planning to marry Jennifer McDaniel. Hulk and ex Linda settled their divorce earlier this summer; they were married in 1983.
-The Accidental Husband‘s Uma Thurman is not going to be a bride after all. Her engagement to Arpad Busson was reportedly called off about two months ago. The two began dating back in 2007.
-Bryant Gumbel recently had a malignant tumor and part of his lung removed. Gumbel revealed the cancer news to Kelly Ripa while filling in for Regis Philbin this morning. (Philbin took time off to have hip surgery.)
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Dennis Hopper Diagnosed with Cancer
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Movies, Television,
Dennis Hopper’s manager has recently released a statement to inform the public that Hopper is suffering from prostate cancer. He has canceled all his travel plans so he can focus on fighting the illness.
Hopper, 73, will be treated at the University of Southern California. Manager Sam Maydew offered few details about the actor’s condition, saying only “We’re hoping for the best.”
During his long Hollywood career, Hopper has been nominated for one Best Supporting Actor Academy Award (Hoosiers, 1987). He’s acted in more than 100 films, making his first movie appearance in 1955. He currently stars in the Starz series Crash.
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Patrick Swayze Memoir Due Out This Fall
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Movies,
Even though he’s already opened up to Barbara Walters, Patrick Swayze still has a lot of story left to tell.
The 56-year-old and Lisa Niemi, his wife of 30 years, are currently working on a memoir that will hit the shelves this fall. According to Atria Books, the currently untitled project “will offer an intimate account of Patrick Swayze’s childhood, career and marriage, as well as his brave fight against a diagnosis of stage-four pancreatic cancer, from which he has gleaned wisdom and has remained resolutely optimistic.”
Lisa will also contribute passages about her experience “helping a loved one battle a life-threatening disease.”
Swayze says his intention is to help those who might benefit from the book. “With everything I’ve been fortunate enough to do in my life, and covering such a wide range of diverse subject matters, I’m told that my story has been inspirational to people,” the actor said in a statement. “I will write from my heart about these experiences and aside from the sheer pleasure of doing it, if people happen to garner inspiration from it, or incentive, or find a new way to love, it would be wonderful.”
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Patrick Swayze Hospitalized for Pneumonia
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Movies, Television,
UPDATE: Swayze is now out of the hospital and back at home.
Just days after the broadcast of his Barbara Walters interview, Patrick Swayze was unfortunately absent at a press gathering for his new show.
At today’s event before the Television Critics Association, A&E execs informed the audience that The Beast star was being treated for pneumonia. “Patrick Swayze has checked himself into the hospital. However, he asked us specifically to go forward with today’s panel. We wish him the very best with his recovery,” president Abbe Raven stated.
Swayze, 56, announced last March that he had been diagnosed with inoperable pancreatic cancer. Despite his status, the actor has already outlived many tabloid timelines and was able to complete a whole season of his new series.
The season premiere of The Beast debuts Thursday, Jan. 15 at 10 p.m. on A&E.
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Saying Good-Bye to Eartha Kitt
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Movies, Music, Television, Obituaries,
Iconic actress Eartha Kitt passed away this past Christmas Day at the age of 81. In her lifetime, she was a singer, a movie star, a famed TV villain and one of the sexiest women ever to grace the screen.
The former Catwoman suffered from colon cancer, but even in her advanced age she remained active in many film and TV projects.
Kitt’s career began on the stage in the 1940s, where she made an impression with her acting talent and strong vocals. She went on to recording and TV fame in the 1950s. She began appearing movies as early as 1948, but didn’t become a household name until she landed the role of Catwoman in TV’s Batman. Kitt played the beautiful villain in 1968, and was called the “most exciting woman in the world” by actor/director Orson Welles.
She appeared on the stage, where she got her start, as recently as 2005 in The Junfan Project. Kitt regularly voiced the character of Yzma for Disney’s The Emperor’s New School, and appeared in the 2007 movie And Then Came Love. The Tony-nominated singer is perhaps best known in the music industry for recording the Christmas hit “Santa Baby.”
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