Iron Maiden singer Bruce Dickinson, 57, echoes Michael Douglas as he blames stage three tongue cancer on sexually transmitted HPV virus
Iron Maiden singer Bruce Dickinson claims he got stage three tongue cancer from the sexually transmitted HPV virus.
The 57-year-old head banger made the statement on Opie Radio this week.
'Everybody went "Ha ha ha ha" [about Michael Douglas], but in actual fact, the thing about the HPV virus is people don't know a great deal about it,' the British rocker said.
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An admission: Iron Maiden singer Bruce Dickinson claims he got stage three tongue cancer from the sexually transmitted HPV virus; here he is seen in July
A strange time: In June 20013 Douglas, now 70, told The Guardian that he got throat cancer (which he later disclosed was tongue cancer) after engaging in oral sex; later he was accused of being inconsiderate to his wife Catherine Zeta-Jones, who he is seen with here in 2000
In June 20013 Douglas, now 70, told The Guardian that he got throat cancer (which he later disclosed was tongue cancer) after engaging in oral sex.
According to wedbmd, oral sex can expose individuals to the human papilloma virus, which can cause cancer.
Soon after the actor's publicist told CNN that the Wall Street star did not blame HPV solely for his cancer and that being a smoker and a drinker were most likely causes as well.
His gal: The headbanger with Paddy Bowden in London in October 2013
The Oscar winner's link from oral sex to cancer made it seem like he was making a dig at his then-estranged with Catherine Zeta-Jones, 45.
Dickinson had a golf gall-size tumor on his tongue and another in the lymph node on the right side of his neck.
On Tuesday he said doctors gave him the 'all-clear' after undergoing chemotherapy.
On stage: The musician, seen here in 2013, is promoting Iron Maiden's new album The Book of Souls, which came out in late August. He will not tour with the band until next year when he is recovered completely
Dickinson told interviewer Jim Norton, 'I ignored what I thought I had, or what I thought I possibly might have, cause I was still finishing the album,' he said.
'I thought, "I'll get the album done and then I'll go see the doctor."
'I had a lump in the side of my neck – kind of like when you get a cold.'
The musician is promoting Iron Maiden's new album The Book of Souls, which came out in late August.
He will not tour with the band until next year when he is recovered completely.
Bruce has three children with his second wife, Paddy Bowden: Austin, 25, Griffin, 23,, and Kia, 11.
On the carpet: The hit maker at the Nordoff Robbins O2 Silver Clef Awards in London in July with Bowden
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