Jurassic Park is one of the most successful films of the last decades and one of the most important characters is the Paleontologist Alan Grantinterpreted by Sam Neillwho has announced that he has progressive blood cancer.
What type of cancer does Sam Neill have?
The 75-year-old actor gave an interview for The Guardian using the promotion for his memoir “Have I ever told you that?” (Have I ever told you that?), in which he confessed that nothing good happened this year after being diagnosed with serious cancer: “Thing is, I’m done. possibly die“, started.
Neill stated that by writing his memoir and remembering every passage of light in his work and family environment, he found motivation to get ahead to get where he is.
“I never intended to write a book. But as I kept writing and writing, I realized that I was actually giving myself a reason to live, and I’d go to bed thinking, ‘Tomorrow I’m going to write about this… it. it will entertain me.'”
The protagonist of productions such as “The Hunt for Red October” or “The Man Who Whispered to the Horses” commented that he is in phase 3 of a lymphoma because he discovered it a year ago in the promotion of “Jurassic Park”. was and first had chemo that didn’t work so he’s on meds now so that the disease does not progress further.
What is lymphoma cancer?
It’s primarily when the lymphatic system is affected that has the function, according to the Mayo Clinic fight external virusesand it mainly causes problems in:
- spleen
- Lymph nodes (lymph glands)
- bone marrow
- thymus
It is in the lymph nodes that the actor’s problem lies, as it can affect organs such as the liver and beyond enlarge them. In addition, symptoms such as:
- skin rash
- Fever
- Increased tendency to spread infections
- weight loss
At the moment the actor is stable and following the treatment with the aim that his body can better absorb the drug and improve in the following months.