{"id":566478,"date":"2023-03-17T22:33:10","date_gmt":"2023-03-17T19:33:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/sam-neill-is-being-treated-for-stage-3-blood-cancer\/"},"modified":"2023-03-17T22:33:10","modified_gmt":"2023-03-17T19:33:10","slug":"sam-neill-is-being-treated-for-stage-3-blood-cancer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/sam-neill-is-being-treated-for-stage-3-blood-cancer\/","title":{"rendered":"#Sam Neill Is Being Treated for Stage 3 Blood Cancer"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3dcc21466b6\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3dcc21466b6\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/sam-neill-is-being-treated-for-stage-3-blood-cancer\/#Sam_Neill_Is_Being_Treated_for_Stage_3_Blood_Cancer\" >Sam Neill Is Being Treated for Stage 3 Blood Cancer<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Sam_Neill_Is_Being_Treated_for_Stage_3_Blood_Cancer\"><\/span>Sam Neill Is Being Treated for Stage 3 Blood Cancer<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-page_1-0\" data-sc-sticky-offset=\"90\" data-sc-ad-label-height=\"24\" data-sc-ad-track-spacing=\"100\" data-sc-min-track-height=\"250\" data-sc-max-track-height=\"600\" data-sc-breakpoint=\"50em\" data-sc-load-immediate=\"4\" data-sc-content-positions=\"[1, 1250, 1550, 1950, 2350, 2750, 3150, 3550, 3950]\" data-bind-scroll-on-start=\"true\" wp_automatic_readability=\"102.95640686922\">\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_1-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">\nSam Neill is opening up about his stage 3 blood cancer diagnosis for the first time.\n<\/p>\n<p><!-- end: comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html --><br \/>\n<!-- end: comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block --><\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_1-0-2\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">\nThe <em>Jurassic Park<\/em> star, 75, who writes about his journey with angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma in his upcoming memoir <em><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.penguin.co.uk\/books\/457392\/did-i-ever-tell-you-this-by-neill-sam\/9780241648988\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\">Did I Ever Tell You This?<\/a><\/em>, told <em>The Guardian<\/em> he&#8217;s &#8220;<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/film\/2023\/mar\/18\/sam-neill-jurassic-park-actor-reveals-he-is-being-treated-for-stage-three-blood-cancer\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"3\">just pleased to be alive<\/a>.&#8221; He has a rare form of non-Hodgkin lymphoma and has to undergo chemotherapy once a month, likely for the rest of his life.\n<\/p>\n<p><!-- end: comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html --><br \/>\n<!-- end: comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block --><\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_1-0-4\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">\n&#8220;I can&#8217;t pretend that the last year hasn&#8217;t had its dark moments,&#8221; said Neill. &#8220;But those dark moments throw the light into sharp relief, you know, and have made me grateful for every day and immensely grateful for all my friends.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p><!-- end: comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html --><br \/>\n<!-- end: comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block --><br \/>\n<!-- end: comp related-link mntl-sc-block people-sc-block-featuredlink mntl-sc-block-featuredlink mntl-block --><br \/>\n<!-- end: comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block --><\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_1-0-8\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">\nHe learned his diagnosis after first experiencing swollen glands last March while doing press for <em>Jurassic World Dominion<\/em>, and began writing vignettes from his life while receiving chemotherapy.\n<\/p>\n<p><!-- end: comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html --><br \/>\n<!-- end: comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block --><\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_1-0-10\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">\n&#8220;I found myself with nothing to do,&#8221; he recalled. &#8220;And I&#8217;m used to working. I love working. I love going to work. I love being with people every day and enjoying human company and friendship and all these things. And suddenly I was deprived of that. And I thought, &#8216;what am I going to do?&#8217; &#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p><!-- end: comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html --><br \/>\n<!-- end: comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block --><\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_1-0-12\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">\n&#8220;I never had any intention to write a book. But as I went on and kept writing, I realized it was actually sort of giving me a reason to live and I would go to bed thinking, &#8216;I&#8217;ll write about that tomorrow \u2026 that will entertain me.&#8217; And so it was a lifesaver really, because I couldn&#8217;t have gone through that with nothing to do, you know,&#8221; added Neill.\n<\/p>\n<p><!-- end: comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html --><br \/>\n<!-- end: comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block --><\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_1-0-14\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">\n<strong>RELATED VIDEO: The Jurassic Stars Past And Present Are a &#8220;Collective Family&#8221;<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n<p><!-- end: comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html --><br \/>\n<!-- end: comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block --><br \/>\n<!-- end: comp mntl-sc-block people-sc-block-inlinevideo--bc mntl-sc-block-inlinevideo--bc mntl-block --><br \/>\n<!-- end: comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block --><\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_1-0-18\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">\nNeill noted that the book is not about his cancer, but the diagnosis does serve as a &#8220;spiral thread&#8221; throughout. &#8220;The thing is, I&#8217;m crook. Possibly dying. I may have to speed this up,&#8221; he writes in the first chapter, according to <em>The Guardian<\/em>.\n<\/p>\n<p><!-- end: comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html --><br \/>\n<!-- end: comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block --><\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_1-0-20\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">\n<strong><em>Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for <\/em><\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/forms.dotdashmeredith.com\/people-news-inline\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\"><strong><em>PEOPLE&#8217;s free daily newsletter<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em> to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> to compelling human interest stories.<\/em><\/strong>\n<\/p>\n<p><!-- end: comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html --><br \/>\n<!-- end: comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block --><\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_1-0-22\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">\nAlthough Neill noted that his chemotherapy treatment failed, the new monthly chemo drug has prevented any cancer from returning.\n<\/p>\n<p><!-- end: comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html --><br \/>\n<!-- end: comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block --><\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_1-0-24\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">\n<em>Did I Ever Tell You This?<\/em> hits shelves Tuesday, March 21.\n<\/p>\n<p><!-- end: comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html -->\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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