NEWSDennis Hopper Battles Prostate Cancer
Oct. 30 2009, Published 1:11 p.m. ET
Counter-cultural movie legend, Dennis Hopper, has canceled all travel plans to focus on treatment after being diagnosed with prostate cancer.
Dennis, 73, had a health scare on Oct. 1 when he was rushed to a New York City emergency room with a stomach ailment and treated for dehydration.
But yesterday the Blue Velvet actor's manager Sam Maydew revealed Dennis has prostate cancer and is undergoing treatment at the University of Southern California.
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"We're hoping for the best," Maydew told E! Online.
The actor — who starred in such classics as Easy Rider, Rebel Without a Cause and Apocalypse Now — was forced to cancel his appearance at an exhibition at the Australian Center for the Moving Image in Melbourne entitled "Dennis Hopper and the New Hollywood," a collection of his artwork and photography.
Dennis is currently starring in a television adaptation of the 2004 Oscar-winning movie Crash on Starz.
