'Jurassic Park' star Sam Neill reveals blood cancer diagnosis


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2019 filepic of actor Sam Neill, who has revealed he is being treated for stage-three blood cancer, writing in a memoir that he was "possibly dying" from the illness diagnosed a year ago. – Photo: AFP The New Zealander, who burst to fame after starring as Dr Alan Grant in the 1993 blockbuster "Jurassic Park", said he began treatment last March for non-Hodgkin lymphoma. (Photo by Geoff Robins / AFP)

Sam Neill has opened up about his health, revealing in a recent interview that he was diagnosed with blood cancer.

The "Jurassic Park" star told The Guardian in a feature published Friday about the "dark moments" of the last year, when he learned of his cancer.

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