Actor Michael Douglas says his throat cancer was caused by a virus he contracted by performing oral sex.
In an interview with the British daily the Guardian that was published Monday, Douglas blamed cunnilingus for the disease he was diagnosed with in 2010.
The 68-year-old Douglas has been free of cancer for more than two years after receiving extensive chemotherapy and has returned to acting.
Douglas has starred in many movies, including Basic Instinct and Fatal Attraction. He is currently appearing in an acclaimed biopic about the late flambuoyant pianist Liberace.
Douglas told the newspaper his cancer had been caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV), which he said led to cancer.
"It's a sexually transmitted disease," Douglas said of the virus.
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