{"id":2310395,"date":"2026-03-03T14:52:15","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T14:52:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2310395"},"modified":"2026-03-03T14:52:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T14:52:15","slug":"bruce-campbell-shares-treatable-cancer-diagnosis-with-fans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/bruce-campbell-shares-treatable-cancer-diagnosis-with-fans\/","title":{"rendered":"Bruce Campbell shares &#8216;treatable&#8217; cancer diagnosis with fans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<div id=\"videoWrap\" class=\"spacer-large videoWrap\" style=\"position:relative\">\n<div id=\"uwVideoPlaceholder\" slot=\"placeholder\" style=\"z-index:19;width:100%;padding-bottom:56.25%;position:relative\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;right:0;bottom:0;width:100%;height:100%;z-index:2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2026\/01\/04\/USAT\/88018669007-scream-7.jpg?crop=3899,2193,x0,y0\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"vidplaybtn\" style=\"display:-moz-box;display:-ms-flexbox;display:-webkit-flex;display:flex;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,.4);border:2px solid #fff;border-radius:80px;cursor:pointer;height:80px;width:80px;position:absolute;top:50%;left:50%;transform:translate(-50%,-50%);z-index:10\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vidplayicon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/appservices\/universal-web\/universal\/icons\/icon-play-alt-white.svg\" alt=\"play\" style=\"height:40px;margin:auto 18px auto 27px;width:40px\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div slot=\"videoDetails\" id=\"videoDetails\" class=\"videoDetails\" style=\"padding-top:8px;padding-bottom:8px\">\n<div id=\"videoDetailsContainer\" class=\"videoDetailsContainer\" hidden=\"\">\n<p>&#8216;Scream 7&#8217; continues slasher franchise&#8217;s long horror legacy<\/p>\n<p>Original &#8220;Scream&#8221; queen Neve Campbell returns as Sidney Prescott \u2013 and Ghostface is back, too \u2013 in slasher franchise installment &#8220;Scream 7.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Bruce Campbell, best known for his roles in &#8220;The Evil Dead&#8221; franchise, shared his health condition with his fans.<\/p>\n<p>The actor, 67, opened up about his cancer diagnosis in a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GroovyBruce\/status\/2028628509128876473\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GroovyBruce\/status\/2028628509128876473\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">statement on his social media accounts<\/a> on Monday, March 2, adding that it&#8217;s &#8220;treatable, not curable.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I apologize if that&#8217;s a shock &#8211; it was to me. I&#8217;m not gonna go into more detail,&#8221; he stated. &#8220;I&#8217;m posting this because professionally, a few things will have to change &#8211; appearances and cons and work in general need to take back seat to treatment.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Campbell said that he hopes to get well by the summer so he can tour for his new film, &#8220;<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=NE1fmjcL4oc\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=NE1fmjcL4oc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ernie and Emma<\/a>,&#8221; which follows a man after the death of his wife. He <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt37091259\/fullcredits\/?ref_=tt_cst_sm\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt37091259\/fullcredits\/?ref_=tt_cst_sm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">wrote, directed and stars<\/a> in the project.<\/p>\n<p class=\"related-link\"><span class=\"exclude-from-newsgate\"><strong style=\"margin-right:3px\">James Van Der Beek, Eric Dane, <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/life\/health-wellness\/2026\/02\/23\/james-van-der-beek-eric-dane-colon-cancer-als-anxiety\/88819017007\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">and when celebrity deaths trigger health anxiety<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"presto-h2 wp-block-heading\">Campbell says he&#8217;s cancelling appearances to focus on health<\/h2>\n<p>According to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/movies\/movie-news\/bruce-campbell-cancer-diagnosis-1236520176\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/movies\/movie-news\/bruce-campbell-cancer-diagnosis-1236520176\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Hollywood Reporter<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2026\/film\/news\/bruce-campbell-evil-dead-cancer-treatable-not-curable-1236677655\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2026\/film\/news\/bruce-campbell-evil-dead-cancer-treatable-not-curable-1236677655\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Variety<\/a>, Campbell came on the scene as Ash Williams in the 1981 film &#8220;The Evil Dead,&#8221; and appeared in the sequels &#8220;Evil Dead II&#8221; and &#8220;Army of Darkness.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/life\/tv\/2015\/10\/29\/bruce-campbell-lucy-lawless-ash-vs-evil-dead\/74603008\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/life\/tv\/2015\/10\/29\/bruce-campbell-lucy-lawless-ash-vs-evil-dead\/74603008\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow sponsored\">a 2015 interview with USA TODAY<\/a>, Campbell spoke about returning to the role for the Starz series &#8220;Ash vs Evil Dead.&#8221; Campbell&#8217;s website highlights other credits that include &#8220;Spider-Man,&#8221; &#8220;Sky High&#8221; and &#8220;Bubba Ho-Tep.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In his post, Campbell said he has to cancel upcoming convention appearances.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There are several cons this year summer that I have to cancel. Big regrets on my part. Treatment needs and professional obligations don&#8217;t always go hand-in-hand,&#8221; Campbell said. &#8220;That&#8217;s about it. I&#8217;m not trying to enlist sympathy &#8211; or advice- I just want to get ahead of this information in case false information gets out (which it will).&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He continued, &#8220;Fear not, I am a tough old son-of-a-(expletive) and I have great support, so I expect to be around a while. As always, you&#8217;re the greatest fans in the world and I hope to see you soon!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Taylor Ardrey is a news reporter for USA TODAY. You can reach her at tardrey@usatodayco.com.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.usatoday.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8216;Scream 7&#8217; continues slasher franchise&#8217;s long horror legacy Original &#8220;Scream&#8221; queen Neve Campbell returns as Sidney Prescott \u2013 and Ghostface is back, too \u2013 in slasher franchise installment &#8220;Scream 7.&#8221; Bruce Campbell, best known for his roles in &#8220;The Evil Dead&#8221; franchise, shared his health condition with his fans. 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