LOS ANGELES - Actor Robert De Niro (news) has been diagnosed with prostate cancer (news - web sites) but is expected to recover fully, a spokesman said Monday.
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Doctors for De Niro, 60, a two-time Academy Award winner, caught the cancer at an early stage during a regular health checkup within the past week, De Niro publicist Stan Rosenfield said.
De Niro is in otherwise excellent physical condition and doctors expect a full recovery, Rosenfield said. The publicist said De Niro did not want to disclose if he would be undergoing surgery or some other treatment.
"He's a private person and doesn't care to have his treatment out for public consumption," Rosenfield said.
De Niro, nominated six times for Academy Awards (news - web sites), won the best-actor Oscar for 1980's "Raging Bull" and the supporting-actor honor for 1974's "The Godfather, Part II."
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