United Kingdom, March 3 -- Evil Dead star Bruce Campbell has been diagnosed with "treatable, not curable" cancer.

The 67-year-old actor - who is best known for portraying Ash Williams in Sam Raimi's horror series - took to social media to reveal his diagnosis, and admitted it was a "shock" when he was told about it.

He wrote on X: "Hi folks, these days, when someone is having a health issue, it's referred to as an "opportunity," so let's go with that - I'm having one of those.

"It's also called a type of cancer that's 'treatable' not 'curable.' I apologize if that's a shock - it was to me too."

Bruce is hoping to be able to tour his new film Ernie + Emma - in which he stars, opposite Cerina Vincent, as widowed pear salesman Ernie Tyle...