75 year old british actor John Hurt who had starring roles in “The Elephant Man” and “Captain Corelli’s Mandolin”, revealed on Tuesday that he has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer but says he intends to go on working. Hurt said in a statement released “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.” 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”.
