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"I have recently been diagnosed with early stage pancreatic
cancer. I am undergoing treatment and am more than optimistic
about a satisfactory outcome, as indeed is the medical team,"
Hurt said in a statement released to Britain's Press
Association.
Hurt was quoted as saying that he intends to continue working,
with one of his projects in the near future being to record
"Jeffrey Bernard Is Unwell" for BBC radio.
Hurt was nominated for Oscars for his roles in "The Elephant
Man" and "Midnight Express" and also had a starring role in the
space science fiction film "Alien" of 1979.
He has recently finished filming for a new version of "Tarzan"
and will appear with Gemma Arterton and Derek Jacobi in "The
History of Love".
(Reporting by Michael Roddy; Editing by Ralph Boulton)
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