Dennis Hopper Has Prostate Cancer

LOS ANGELES — Dennis Hopper has been diagnosed with prostate cancer and is canceling all travel plans to focus on treatment, his manager said Thursday.

The 73-year-old actor and artist is being treated through a "special program" at the University of Southern California, said Sam Maydew.

Asked about Hopper's prognosis, Maydew said, "We're hoping for the best." He would not elaborate on the actor's condition.

Hopper was forced to cancel his appearance at an exhibition of his artwork and photography at the Australian Centre for the Moving Image in Melbourne. Called "Dennis Hopper and the New Hollywood," the show celebrates "the work and life of an extraordinary filmmaker, artist and key figure in the evolution of Americas cultural scene from the 1950s to today."

Hopper was hospitalized in New York earlier this month and treated for dehydration.

The "Easy Rider" star recently finished shooting the second season of "Crash," a TV version of the Oscar-winning 2004 film. He plays maniacal music producer Ben Cendars on the series, which airs on the Starz network. Hopper also has several film projects in the works.

Comments

[v eyepete]

06:32 AM on 11/02/2009

I have ignored this story for sometime because I find that this headline is so tacky and lacks not only journalist­ic finesse, but also any thing that can come close to courtesy or empathy for a person going through a hard time as Mr Hopper might be at this time. The headline should read, "Dennis Hopper diagnosed with cancer." It shows much more adult journalist­ic class, which I am finding out more and more the person who creates the headlines for HP seems to be deficient in. Didn't your mother and father teach you anything? Please wake up.

[drumz]

04:06 PM on 10/31/2009

Good thing you have enough money for Health Care Dennis - Gods speed, love your movies. So why do your ilk want to deny Health Care for others that didn't get lucky like you?

[sculptor]

02:24 PM on 10/31/2009

Prostate cancer typically progresses very slowly. If his prostate cancer has been discovered at an early stage then at his age, even if untreated, he'll likely die of old age before the cancer gets him.

[Sing Out and Slap Iron]

01:15 PM on 10/31/2009

I commented about 6 months ago that he looked very gaunt. Guess watching a loved one waste away from cancer gives you a bit of perspectiv­e.

[SaltySaltillo]

11:33 PM on 10/30/2009

Dennis Hopper also has bad politics. Fortunatel­y, there is a treatment and recovery for prostrate cancer. I cannot say the same for his politics.

[papanana8]

02:36 PM on 11/19/2009

please tell dennis hopper that the cancer instatute in sarasota fl has over 6,000 cases of prostate cancer .after treatment -0- cases returned positive for prostate cancer the name is dattoli cancer instatute sarasota fl. he will thank you.

[FabulousAt52]

08:43 PM on 10/30/2009

Wonder why my post got scrubbed? :: shakes head :::
there's no rhyme nor reason with PuffHo's censorship ....

[Sing Out and Slap Iron]

01:13 PM on 10/31/2009

Cry me a river!

[rabiddog6708]

08:43 PM on 10/30/2009

Good luck, Dennis. You are one of a kind and hope to have you around for many years to come.

[ECB]

06:44 PM on 10/30/2009

Get well "Coach".

[marymansour]

03:16 PM on 10/30/2009

I'm so sorry. Dennis is a classic.

[ColinCody]

04:42 PM on 10/30/2009

I have lost two friends recently to cancer. About a week after my friend, Steve Louden, passed away with bladder cancer, I ran across a health expert on TV who was interviewi­ng an Italian oncologist telling about his extremely effective cancer cure protocol. Apparently­, the treatment is quite inexpensiv­e, side-effec­t free, permanent and works for all types of cancer (90% cure rate) other than that of the bones. He spoke of using hypertherm­ia at certain clinics in Germany for bone cancer patients. Dr. Simoncini'­s clinic is in Rome and he has been curing cancer quite successful­ly with his technique for over 30 years. Had I known about him sooner, I would have put my friend on a jet for Rome and gotten him back in great health in about 48 days. I would think that prostate cancer would be easy to cure due to the ready accessibil­ity of that organ to a needle. Go to www.cancer­fungus.com to learn why and how he uses an injection needle in his relatively painless therapy.

I hope Dennis learns about this virtually sure cure so he can continue to "live happily ever after."

I also hope he has validated his passport to heaven (Luke 9:23f) just in case his departure date is on the horizon. That tends to be the case when people use convention­al therapy--5­00,000 victims take a dirt nap yearly using cut, poison and burn.

[RevBookburn]

02:58 PM on 10/30/2009

Be well Dennis. I still absolutely love Easy Rider and Riders Of The Storm. Rev. Bookburn - Radio Volta

[RobinL]

02:49 PM on 10/30/2009

Too bad!! One of the icons----l­et's hope for 100% recovery. Get well, Dennis!

[jukesgrrl]

02:44 PM on 10/30/2009

Dennis Hopper is one of our country's best actors. I hope he recovers to make lots more movies.

[ignorantwillyharper]

02:42 PM on 10/30/2009

He's one of the best and will pull out this little problem. All you need is a positive attitude.

[hallowellboy]

01:42 PM on 10/30/2009

Robotic lapariscop­ic prostatect­omy is the way to go. Been there, done that, cancer free. No side effects except sterility.

[ezeflyer]

01:32 PM on 10/30/2009

These have been studied to prevent prostate cancer:
Darkness, melatonin, pomegranat­e juice

These have been accused of causing it:
rotating work schedules night and day shifts, African ancestry, high testostero­ne, Ag Chemicals, STD's

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