In the best news of the day, Sir John Hurt has revealed he has been given a "fantastic" prognosis in his battle with pancreatic cancer.

Speaking at the Man Booker Prize ceremony yesterday (October 13), the actor said he was "overjoyed" and "thrilled" at the outcome of his most recent scan.

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"I had a final scan and it's all gone brilliantly," the Daily Mail reports him as saying.



"I had the final scan [on Monday] and I saw my oncologist this morning."

Noting that he was reluctant to use words such as "remission" even "if it's true", he added: "I am overjoyed, I am thrilled. It all looks great for the future - it's fantastic."

Speaking to BBC Radio Norfolk, Hurt's agent agent Charles Macdonald has since clarified: "Sir John has been given very good news by his oncologist but it falls short of an all-clear. Nonetheless it's very good news."

The Elephant Man star was diagnosed with cancer back in June, but later said that he was "optimistic" about his treatment.

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Elsewhere, Hurt recently worked on the new Tarzan movie with Samuel L Jackson and Margot Robbie.



He will also play the title role in Terry Gilliam's adaptation of Miguel de Cervantes's seminal novel Don Quixote, with filming due to being in 2016.

As well as his many big-screen roles, he appeared as The War Doctor in the 50th anniversary episode of Doctor Who in 2013, and is reprising the part in a new audio series.

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