Legendary Hollywood actor Bruce Campbell, popular for his association with "The Evil Dead" franchise, shared his cancer diagnosis on 'X'. In this statement, Campbell wrote, "Hi folks, these days, when someone is having a health issue, it's referred to as an 'opportunity,' so let's go with that - I'm having one of those. It's also called a type of cancer that's 'treatable' not 'curable.' I apologize if that's a shock - it was to me too," he wrote.
"The good news is, I'm not gonna go into any more detail. I'm posting this, because professionally, a few things will have to change - appearances and cons and work in general need to take back seat to treatment. My plan is to get as well as I possibly can over the summer so that I can tour with my new movie 'Ernie & Emma' this fall," Bruce added.
Concluding, he said, "That's about it. I'm not trying to enlist sympathy--or advice--I just want to get ahead of this information in case false information gets out (which it will). Fear not, I am a tough old son-of-a-bitch and I have great support, so I expect to be around a while. As always, you're the greatest fans in the world and I hope to see you soon!"
Campbell plays the lead of "Ernie & Emma," a road-trip comedy about a widowed pear salesman's journey to scatter his wife's ashes. He is also the director.
Campbell became a hit with horror movie aficionados for his impressive performance as the character Ash Williams in Sam Raimi's "The Evil Dead" in 1981. He later reprised the role for its follow-up "The Army of Darkness". He has also starred in the three-season series adaptation "Ash vs Evil Dead", set in the "Evil Dead" universe created by Raimi, which saw the actor reprising the same character he played in the film series.
Campbell serves as executive producer on the upcoming "Evil Dead Burn," due in theaters in June.
