According to Newsweek, Val was diagnosed with throat cancer in 2014 and then when public with the news years later in 2017. While promoting the movie Cinema Twain during a Reddit AMA session, it was brought up that the year prior, fellow actor Michael Douglas said Val had oral cancer. But Val denied this at the time.
Val had a tracheotomy years ago and says that he's cancer-free now. Although he did tell Good Morning America that he misses having a voice and not laughing like a pirate. Other than that, he says he's healthier now. "I feel a lot better than I sound," he said. "I feel wonderful."
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A number of different factors can cause cancer, and there's no one cause for it. Val hasn't said how exactly he got throat cancer, but he did have one particular bad habit growing up that may have contributed to it.
