Steve McQueen opens up about cancer diagnosis after making full recovery
12 Years A Slave director Steve McQueen has revealed that he was diagnosed with prostate cancer, but is now “fully recovered”.In a new interview with Deadline, the Oscar-winning filmmaker shared that he had surgery to remove the cancerous tumour two years ago, which delayed production of his World War II epic Blitz for two weeks.The director said he didn’t tell any of the cast or crew at the time because he didn’t want them to be “concerned” and distracted from the filmmaking process.“And that was it,” he added. “I really just wanted to get on with the job.
And that’s kind of like who I am. I’m a ‘get on with it’ kind of person,” he said of his decision to keep the diagnosis private.McQueen said that he is now “fully recovered and fully functional,” and that “includes downstairs,” he quipped.
He attributed his recovery almost entirely to the importance of early detection.“Early detection means virtually a hundred percent success rate.
Again, it’s a cancer that if you detect early, it’s totally survivable,” he said.McQueen’s father died of the same disease in 2006, so the director knew there was a chance he could be faced with it too.
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