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Patrick Swayze has Pancreatic Cancer Confirmed by Publicist

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Patrick Swayze has Pancreatic Cancer Confirmed by Publicist

Dirty Dancing star Patrick Swayze has five weeks to live, according to a shocking new report from the US.

The actor, 55, was reportedly diagnosed in late January with pancreatic cancer that has spread to other organs.

For the past month, the actor and dancer has been traveling to Stanford University’s prestigious cancer center in Palo Alto for radical chemotherapy, but his doctors are no longer optimistic that the treatments will be successful, according to the National Enquirer.

Patrick and wife Lisa Niemi — who are both qualified pilots — have been flying their private Beechcraft plane into Palo Alto’s airport, minutes away from the Stanford Cancer Center, where Swayze — who has starred in films such as, Road House, Father Hood & Donnie Darko, has received outpatient treatment.

Swayze — who has previously attended a clinic to overcome alcoholism after his sister Vicky died from an overdose of painkillers in 1994 — received three doses of chemotherapy and the tumor shrank, but less than his doctors had hoped for — and Patrick was told he should prepare for the end.

“He was told he could have two more treatments, but his cancer was not responding. In short - they held out little hope for a cure,” said an insider.

The man who danced into the hearts of audiences worldwide in his breakthrough role as the dance instructor in the 1987 film Dirty Dancing, and then broke them in the poignant love story Ghost in the early ’90s, has reportedly lost more than 20 pounds in the past few weeks and is restricted to a liquid diet because he has trouble keeping down solid food, the insider told the Enquirer.

“It’s time to start praying for a miracle.”

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March 5, 2008 -- Twinkle-toed tough guy Patrick Swayze has been diagnosed with terminal cancer and might only have weeks to live, a rep for the dirty dancer said today.

Swayze's publicist confirmed to Page Six that he's suffering from pancreatic cancer, which could tragically bring down the curtain on his remarkably diverse career.

Swayze was diagnosed with the cancer more than a month ago.

The average life expectancy is six to nine months, with only 4 percent of patients live more than five years.

Last month, Page Six reported that the "Ghost" star underwent a serious "gastrointestinal procedure" at Stanford University Medical Center. His rep said then that the procedure went well and that he was "home and happy."

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Posted 3/5/08 10:42 AM
 
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I heard this this morning and was so sad. He's so young!

I pray this is all a hoax. Chat Icon

Posted 3/5/08 10:43 AM
 

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Chat Icon Chat Icon I hope this isn't true.

Posted 3/5/08 10:43 AM
 

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Posted 3/5/08 10:46 AM
 

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so sad..

Posted 3/5/08 10:48 AM
 

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I pray for him and his family - I really hope this is all not true.

He was so great in Dirty Dancing - my favorite movie ever Chat Icon

Posted 3/5/08 10:50 AM
 

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Posted by bicosi

I heard this this morning and was so sad. He's so young!

I pray this is all a hoax. Chat Icon



I hope it's a rumor too I but what type of person would make stuff like this up? Chat Icon

Posted 3/5/08 10:51 AM
 

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Posted 3/5/08 10:54 AM
 

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Posted 3/5/08 10:56 AM
 

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Posted 3/5/08 10:57 AM
 

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What a shame.

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OMG. Pancreatic cancer is very aggressive, I feel terrible for him, such a young man!!!!!! Chat Icon

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OMG...this type of cancer is VERY fast moving; I have known several people to pass of this in only a few months.

Posted 3/5/08 11:21 AM
 

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OMG...this type of cancer is VERY fast moving; I have known several people to pass of this in only a few months.



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Posted 3/5/08 11:26 AM
 

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Posted by bicosi

Posted by Lanabean

OMG...this type of cancer is VERY fast moving; I have known several people to pass of this in only a few months.



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Yup.. it's the worst kind- basically 100% of people who have it die from it. Chat Icon

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Posted 3/5/08 11:34 AM
 

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Posted 3/5/08 11:40 AM
 

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Posted 3/5/08 11:42 AM
 

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Posted 3/5/08 11:48 AM
 

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I REALLY hope this is not true. Sadness

Posted 3/5/08 11:49 AM
 

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so terribly sad....Chat Icon

Posted 3/5/08 11:58 AM
 
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