anyone hear this about Patrick Swayze

I heard on KTU that he has 5 weeks to live and then i heard his song"Shes Like The Wind" a few minutes later on another station. you think its true?

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This was posted on the Gossip board earlier. I hope it isn't true.

Linkie Loo

Message edited 3/5/2008 5:17:39 PM.

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Posted by Superkat

This was posted on the Gossip board earlier. I hope it isn't true.

Linkie Loo

Re: anyone hear this about Patrick Swayze

Posted by Superkat

This was posted on the Gossip board earlier. I hope it isn't true.

Linkie Loo

Re: anyone hear this about Patrick Swayze

Found this on google:

Patrick Swayze

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Posted by MrsRivera

Posted by Superkat

This was posted on the Gossip board earlier. I hope it isn't true.

Linkie Loo

It's on foxnews.com.

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Re: anyone hear this about Patrick Swayze

It was confirmed by his publicist to page six

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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This is so sad..

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I just checked Snopes and they don't have anything, yet.

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That is sooo sad!

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Re: anyone hear this about Patrick Swayze

omg no!

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wow!

so sad

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Re: anyone hear this about Patrick Swayze

It's on people.com

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From people.com - This sounds a bit more optimistic...

Patrick Swayze, who starred in Dirty Dancing and Ghost, has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, his doctor says.

"Patrick has a very limited amount of disease and he appears to be responding well to treatment thus far," Dr. George Fisher says in a statement. "All of the reports stating the time frame of his prognosis and his physical side effects are absolutely untrue. We are considerably more optimistic."

The actor's rep adds: "Patrick is continuing his normal schedule during this time, which includes working on upcoming projects. The outpouring of support and concern he has already received from the public is deeply appreciated by Patrick and his family."

Swayze, 55, started his career as a dancer before turning to acting. His breakout role was as a Catskills dance instructor opposite Jennifer Grey in 1987's sleeper hit Dirty Dancing. He also starred opposite Demi Moore in the 1990 blockbuster Ghost.

On Broadway in the '70s he played the lead role of Danny Zucco in Grease – he returned to the New York stage in December 2003, for a brief stint in the revival of Chicago – before making his movie debut in 1979's Skatetown, U.S.A. Among his other screen roles were 2001's Donnie Darko and 1995's To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar, which he played in fabulous drag.

And while Swayze has been happily married to the same woman, Lisa Niemi, since 1975, only last month Scarlett Johansson said quite seriously during her Hasty Pudding roast at Harvard that the man to whom she'd most like to be linked with romantically is, "Probably Patrick Swayze. My dream come true."

Swayze's diagnosis was initially reported by the National Enquirer and New York Post, which both characterized the cancer as more severe than Swayze's doctor has.

Each year about 33,000 individuals in the United States are diagnosed with cancer of the pancreas (a large organ that lies horizontally behind the lower part of one's stomach), according to the Mayo Clinic.

Calling the condition "one of the most serious of cancers," the facility's Web site also states, "Pancreatic cancer spreads rapidly and is seldom detected in its early stages, which is a major reason why it's a leading cause of cancer death."

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Re: anyone hear this about Patrick Swayze

That's really said. Dirty Dancing is just one of those defining films......

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i just saw it on msn.com

so sad

edited to add link

msn says he's not that sick


link

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I am so sad about this. My grandfather and uncle both died of Pancreatic Cancer. Its a terrible disease

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So sad They are going to report on it right now on The Insider.

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Ugh...so sad...I love him...at least they are more optimistic in the latter article. Pancreatic cancer does not have a good recovery rate though.

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i heard on the radio that he's responding to the treatment and should recover