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11 June 2008 5:30 AM, PDT | From PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news

Paul Newman has responded obliquely to a number of published reports that say he is gravely ill with cancer, while a longtime business associate and friend of the star has confirmed that the 83-year-old screen hero is battling the disease. While not specifying the type of cancer, writer A.E. Hotchner, a founding partner in Newman's Own salad dressing company, told the Associated Press on Wednesday that Newman first informed him about the health battle 18 months ago. On Tuesday, Newman's spokesman in Los Angeles, Jeff Sanderson, told Reuters and other media outlets: "Newman says he's doing nicely."Without elaborating, Sanderson added: "He says he's doing nicely,

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23 May 2008 10:31 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Movie icon Paul Newman has fuelled reports he's battling cancer after pulling out of plans to direct the stage production for Of Mice and Men at the Westport Country Playhouse in Connecticut.

Newman has laughed off reports about his failing health, insisting recent trips to a doctor that were made public were for treatment of athlete's foot "and hair loss".

American tabloid reports suggest the actor had undergone cancer surgery.

In a statement, Newman has confirmed he'll be passing on directing Of Mice + Men to Mark Lamos.

He says, "I'm very sorry I can't be part of this Westport Country Playhouse production, but I leave Of Mice and Men in Mark Lamos' very capable hands with the full support of my wife, Joanne Woodward, and Anne Keefe as Playhouse artistic directors."

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28 March 2008 11:26 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Reports of movie legend Paul Newman's cancer battle are refusing to go away, even after his spokesperson recently insisted that hospital visits were nothing serious.

The 83-year-old star missed a fundraising event for his Hole in The Wall Gang children's charity at the beginning of March, fuelling speculation he's undergoing cancer surgery.

Newman has insisted he was simply being treated for "athlete's foot and hairloss," but a patient of an unnamed New York state oncologist told the New York Post newspaper that the actor had been a regular visitor to their mutual doctor.

And now, U.S. tabloid the Globe claims Newman has just months to live in a new world exclusive expose.

The publication reports friends and neighbours haven't seen Newman for months and some fear he'll be dead before the end of 2008.

And a report on local news website WestportNow.com, which covers the Connecticut area where the actor and his wife Joanne Woodward live, claims Newman was recently rushed to hospital by amulance.

Those close to the Color of Money star insist his most recent hospital stay was prompted by "back troubles".

The Globe reports Newman's visits to his oncologist are kept top secret because the medic's clinic is located on the first floor of a residential high-rise building, and only those with appointments can get past door security.

One cancer patient, who has seen Newman at the top secret clinic, tells the publication, "Paul doesn't openly talk much when he's in the doctor's waiting room. He just stares down at his hands."

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17 March 2008 9:21 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Movie legend Paul Newman's health problems are worse than he has revealed - he is reportedly making visits to a cancer doctor.

The 83-year-old actor last week missed a fundraising event for his Hole in the Wall Gang children's charity, prompting speculation he has undergone emergency surgery for cancer.

His spokesperson insisted he was "being treated for athlete's foot and hair loss" and nothing more serious.

But Newman has been making secret trips to a oncologist, according to the New York Post.

A fellow patient of the unnamed cancer specialist tells the newspaper, "He's been there a lot, he's even worked out in the waiting room, doing the squat thrusts. Last time, he was in there he had a long beard. (His wife) Joanne Woodward is there waiting for him and being very sweet with the assistants."

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