Sam Neill, the actor perhaps best known for his performances in the “Jurassic Park” film franchise, has revealed that he is being treated for blood cancer.
In an interview published in The Guardian on Friday about his upcoming memoir, he said he is currently cancer-free but will need monthly chemotherapy for the rest of his life.
Neill, 75, was diagnosed with angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma after dealing with swollen glands while promoting “Jurassic World Dominion” last year, the outlet said.
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The initial chemo eventually ran its course, so he tried a new monthly drug that then put him in remission.
“I’m not free as such, but there’s no cancer in my body,” Neill said.
The book project began when Neill “found myself with nothing to do” during treatment, he told the Guardian. His diagnosis is a “twisted wire” but not a “cancer book”, he insisted.
Writing the memoir “was a lifesaver” and gave him “a reason to live,” he added. The book – titled ‘Have I Ever Told You This?’ – is scheduled to be released next week.
Neill is now “very well and back to work,” a representative for the actor told “Good Morning America” on Friday.
His next television appearance will be in the upcoming “Apples Never Fall,” a limited series with actor Annette Bening.
