Michael Douglas is confident that he will win his battle against cancer - because he trusts his doctors when they tell him he'll make a full recovery.

The 'Basic Instinct' star made his health crisis public recently and revealed he has stage-four throat cancer on The Late Show, reports the Daily Express.Life is not all ha-ha-ha, but I'm in good spirits. I'm an optimistic guy. Nothing has deterred me from my belief that I am going to beat this. My doctors' prognosis is for a full recovery (and) I have no reason to doubt them." Douglas told Parade Magazine.

"If it helps bring attention, then that is a major upside to this whole thing. Millions of families are going through the same thing my family and I are now going through. If I can bring any relief or encouragement, that's the good news," he added. (ANI)