Actor Bruce Campbell, 67, has revealed on an episode of "The Adam Carolla Show" that he has a non-curable but treatable type of cancer and expects to live with it for five years. Campbell declined to specify the type of cancer he has and said he won't seek out support groups, stating they are not for him. He announced his diagnosis in March and plans to continue working, including promoting an independent film he wrote, directed, produced, and stars in. Campbell estimates he has "give or take" five years left to live, saying he intends to live with the cancer rather than let it dictate his life.
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Bruce Campbell, the 67-year-old star of the "Evil Dead" horror franchise, has revealed that he has been diagnosed with cancer. He said during an appearance on "The Adam Carolla Show" that he estimates he has five years to live, although this timeframe is not set in stone. Campbell declined to disclose the specific type of cancer he has but stated that it is a treatable, albeit incurable, condition. He initially announced his diagnosis in March and acknowledged that it would require him to adjust his professional commitments, prioritizing treatment over appearances and work-related engagements.
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Actor Bruce Campbell said he has five years to live amid treatment for cancer.
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Speaking on an episode of “The Adam Carolla Show” released Thursday, the actor — best known for his roles in “The Evil Dead” horror franchise — said he has “give or take” five years left.
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“I’ve decided though, pretty specifically, to live with it, not die from it,” he said.
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You can go into focus groups of 10,000 guys who have exactly what you have.
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I won’t touch it with a 10-foot pole.”
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Campbell, 67, declined to say what type of cancer he has.
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He announced his diagnosis in March, saying he had a “treatable” but not “curable” type of cancer.
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“I apologize if that’s a shock — it was to me too,” he wrote in a post on X at the time.
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“The good news is, I’m not gonna go into any more detail.
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I’m posting this, because professionally, a few things will have to change — appearances and cons and work in general need to take a back seat to treatment.”
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Campbell appeared on the podcast to promote “Ernie & Emma,” an independent film he wrote, directed, produced and stars in.
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“I’m moving on.
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I got a movie to promote.
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And when I promote this movie, I have nothing.
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I’m free and clear when I promote this movie mentally,” he said.
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“You have to make this decision of, ‘Well, OK, but do I have to stop everything that I’m doing because of this?’
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“It’s not just, you don’t die for cancer,” he added.
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“You die from what cancer does to you.”
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