Actor John Hurt is thrilled as he has been given all-clear from pancreatic cancer.
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According to the Daily Mail, he said: “I had the final scan yesterday [Monday] and I saw my oncologist this morning”.
The two-time Oscar nominee revealed in June that he had been diagnosed with cancer but vowed to continue working and is heading to Northern Ireland this week to work on a new project.
Hurt added that he is reluctant to use the word “remission” even “if it’s true”, continuing: “It all looks great for the future – it’s fantastic”.
Hurt is known for his roles in The Elephant Man, Nineteen Eighty-Four and the Harry Potter films.
“I can’t say I worry about mortality, but it’s impossible to get to my age and not have a little contemplation of it”, he told The Radio Times.
“My oncologist is extremely optimistic, as indeed I am, so everything is going really well”.
John, who was knighted by the Queen for his glittering career in July, has been busy in recent months filming the new Tarzan with Samuel L Jackson and Margot Robbie.
Speaking at the Windsor Castle ceremony, he said that he’d not felt any side effects from his cancer treatment.
“It’s extraordinary, I haven’t lost weight or anything and I’m feeling good – it’s insane”.
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The actor, who played The War Doctor in the 50th Anniversary story Day of the Doctor, was diagnosed with the disease last Summer.
