Bruce Campbell revealed he’s battling cancer that’s not “curable,” and pausing work commitments to focus on his treatment.

The “Evil Dead” star, 67, shared the news Monday on X.“Hi folks, these days, when someone is having a health issue, it’s referred to as an ‘opportunity,’ so let’s go with that – I’m having one of those,” he wrote. “It’s also called a type of cancer that’s ‘treatable’ not ‘curable.’”“I apologize if that’s a shock – it was to me too,” he continued.

Text from Bruce Campbell on a blue background announcing his "treatable" but "not curable" cancer diagnosis, superimposed over an image of a person hiking on a dirt path.
Bruce Campbell announced on X Monday that he’s been diagnosed with cancer that’s “treatable” but not “curable.”Bruce Campbell/X

Bruce Campbell speaking at the Hysteria! panel during New York Comic Con 2024.
Campbell, pictured here at Comic Con in October 2024 in New York City, said the news came as a shock to him.Getty Images for ReedPop
Campbell said he wasn’t going to go into detail about his cancer, but shared that his future public appearances would now have to take a backseat.

“My plan is to get as well as I possibly can over the summer so that I can tour with my new movie ‘Ernie & Emma’ this fall,” he wrote.

“Treatment needs and professional obligations don’t always go hand-in-hand.”

Bruce Campbell at the 2025 Fan Expo Denver, wearing an American flag-themed suit.

The actor said his future public appearances are now taking a backseat to his treatment. He’s pictured here at the 2025 Fan Expo in Denver, in July 2025.Getty Images

Illustration of Bruce Campbell protecting Theresa Tilly, both look terrified, with a skeleton hand holding an axe in the foreground.
Campbell is best known for playing Ash Williams in “The Evil Dead” horror series.©New Line Cinema/Courtesy Everett Collection
Campbell added that he wasn’t trying to enlist sympathy or advice by revealing his diagnosis, but wanted to get ahead of any false information that might come out.

“Fear not, I am a tough old son-of-a-bitch and I have great support, so I expect to be around a while,” he wrote.

He concluded, “As always, you’re the greatest fans in the world and I hope to see you soon!”

Bruce Campbell with a metal gauntlet in "Army of Darkness."

He also starred in 1992’s “Army of Darkness.”©Universal/Courtesy Everett Collection

Bruce Campbell speaking at FAN EXPO New Orleans.

Campbell told his fans on X that he was a “tough son-of-a-bitch” and that he “expects to be around for a while.” He’s pictured here at a Fan Expo event in New Orleans in January 2024.Getty Images

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Campbell is best known for playing Ash Williams in Sam Raimi’s “The Evil Dead” horror series.

“The Evil Dead” came out in 1981, and he also starred in 1987’s “Evil Dead II.”

He wrote, starred and directed in the upcoming “Ernie & Emma,” which is about a widowed pear salesman who travels to scatter his wife’s ashes in places she specified.

Back in February 2010, Campbell told Page Six that rumors of an “Evil Dead 4” were “baloney.”

“We’d love to do it, but by the time we get around to writing it, Ash is gonna have to be in a walker!” he joked.