Bruce Campbell says he has 5 years to live ‘give or take’ amid cancer battle

Bruce Campbell has an update on his cancer battle, revealing that a recent prognosis expects he has five more years left to live.

During a Sept. 3 episode of "The Adam Carolla Show," the 68-year-old actor, best known for his roles in "The Evil Dead" franchise, declined to share what type of cancer he has, but said that he has a life expectancy of five more years "give or take."

"I've decided though, pretty specifically, to live with it, not die from it," he told host Adam Carolla. "The cancer rabbit hole is enormous. You can go into focus groups of 10,000 guys who have exactly what you have. I won't touch it with a 10 foot pole."

Instead of going down the "massive rabbit hole," the Michigan-born actor said he will focus on promoting his new film "Ernie & Emma," an independent dramedy he wrote, directed, produced and stars in.

"I'm moving on. I got a movie to promote. And when I promote this movie, I have nothing. I'm free and clear when I promote this movie mentally," Campbell said. "You have to make this decision of, 'well, okay, but do I have to stop everything that I'm doing…

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