The 86-year-old says he will leave the hit Australian TV show after doctors told him he had a form of lung cancer
Smith told Australia’s Channel 10 he had been diagnosed with a form of lung cancer called pulmonary pleomorphic carcinomaSmith told Australia’s Channel 10 he had been diagnosed with a form of lung cancer called pulmonary pleomorphic carcinomaThe actor, who has played Harold Bishop on the long running Australian soap, revealed his diagnosis in an interview on Channel 10, adding that he would be leaving the show.
“I found out a few months back that I have cancer. That I have a very aggressive non-fixable cancer and they expect me to … they expect me to die,” he said. “I’ve really put my hand up to be a guinea pig. Plus the fact I don’t want to die and I want to stay alive with quality for as long as I can,’’ he said.
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