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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 17: Bruce Campbell attends the Hysteria! press room during New York Comic Con 2024 at The Jacob K. Javits Convention Center on October 17, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images for ReedPop)

Horror Icon Bruce Campbell Writes Defiant Cancer Song After Grim Prognosis: 'Go Down Swingin''

Bruce Campbell revealed earlier this year that he was diagnosed with "a type of cancer that's 'treatable,'" but not "curable.”

Bruce Campbell revealed earlier this year that he was diagnosed with "a type of cancer that's 'treatable,'" but not "curable."

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"The current thing is a five-year deal," he told Adam Carolla on his podcast earlier this month

But the Evil Dead actor isn't taking his prognosis lying down. Instead, he's going down singing. Campbell shared a song he wrote about living with the disease. We have the details below. 

Bruce Campbell Wrote a Song

Campbell posted a lyric video of the song he wrote on X. Titled "Hey, Cancer," he wrote in the post's caption that he dedicates it "to anyone who has ever had to deal with it. Go down swingin'!"

The track is actually a country tune, something similar to what Toby Keith would have written in the early 2000s. And while we're 98% sure the vocals aren't Bruce, the lyrics are specific to his current situation. 

As the new real sets in deep

The reflections start anew

Is this gonna finish me off?

When there's so much left to do?

Where's the silver lining?

What's the takeaway?

Is there any good news

At the end of the day?

What Kind of Cancer Does Campbell Have?

Campbell has not disclosed the specific cancer he has, but he has shared what he plans to do with the last five years of his life. 

"I've decided, pretty specifically, to live with it, not die from it," he told Carolla. "You can go down a massive rabbit hole - the cancer rabbit hole is enormous."

He then used another metaphor to describe living with the disease, calling it a "whack-a-mole life." 

"Cancer compromises s*** inside your body, so then you go, 'deal with that', so then you deal with that, and then you sort of wait for it to then compromise something else. Meanwhile, you're trying to put out the whole fire."

Campbell is currently on the road touring his new movie, a romantic comedy titled Ernie & Emma. The film follows a pear salesman who goes on a road trip after his wife's death. You can find his tour dates here.