De Niro Prostate Cancer Diagnosis

(CBS/AP)  Actor Robert De Niro has been diagnosed with prostate cancer but is expected to recover fully, a spokesman said Monday.

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, reports Entertainment Tonight's Mary Hart. His doctors say his regular health care program is very proactive, with regular checkups.

His 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 was scheduled to begin "Hide and Seek" at 20th Century Fox, which was to have begun filming on Oct. 27 in New York, reports Variety. The John Polson-directed psychological thriller co-stars Dakota Fanning and Famke Janssen.

De Niro, nominated six times for Academy Awards, 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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