Sad News for Veteran Actor Battling Cancer: ‘They Gave Me Five Years at Most’

Bruce Campbell, the star of the “Evil Dead” film series, says doctors have given him no more than five years to live as he battles cancer. The 68-year-old actor disclosed the prognosis during a recent broadcast, after announcing his diagnosis several months ago.

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I’ve been given a five-year lifespan at most. The type of cancer I have, which I don’t want to go into detail about, currently gives me a five-year lifespan.

“I’ve been given a five-year lifespan at most. The type of cancer I have, which I don’t want to go into detail about, currently gives me a five-year lifespan,” Campbell said. He added that he would not live in fear and would continue to think and feel positively.

“Cancer messes with your mind, too,” he said. “But I, in particular, decided to live with it, but not die because of it. You can get into a very big trap. The cancer trap is huge. You can join focus groups of 10,000 people who have exactly the problem you have. I won’t go near that, not even from 10 meters away.”

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Cancer messes with your mind, too. But I, in particular, decided to live with it, but not die because of it.

Campbell also discussed “Ernie & Emma,” an independent dramatic comedy he wrote, directed, produced and starred in while fighting the disease. He plays a retired widowed pear seller who takes a journey to scatter his late wife’s ashes.

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It’s very interesting to have a film about a man scattering his dead wife’s ashes, made by a dying man.

“It’s very interesting to have a film about a man scattering his dead wife’s ashes, made by a dying man,” Campbell said. He insisted that his diagnosis would not stop him from working. “I’m carrying on. I have a film to promote. I’m mentally free and comfortable while promoting this film. You have to make a decision: ‘Okay, but do I have to give up everything I’m doing because of this?’ No.” He added that he currently feels “perfect,” while acknowledging the frightening effects of cancer.

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I’m carrying on. I have a film to promote. I’m mentally free and comfortable while promoting this film. You have to make a decision: ‘Okay, but do I have to give up everything I’m doing because of this?’ No.