Patrick Swayze has terminal cancer and only has five weeks to live, reports The National Enquirer.
The 55-year-old Dirty Dancing actor was diagnosed in late January with pancreatic cancer that has spread to other organs. Swayze has been receiving treatment at Stanford University’s cancer center in Palo Alto for radical chemotherapy.
“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 NY Post has confirmed the news with his publicist, saying, “He’s suffering from pancreatic cancer, which could tragically bring down the curtain on his remarkably diverse career… The average life expectancy is six to nine months, with only 4 percent of patients living more than five years.”
Pray for a miracle!!
UPDATE: Swayze’s doctor, Dr. Patrick George, tells People: “Patrick has a very limited amount of disease and he appears to be responding well to treatment thus far. All of the reports stating the time frame of his prognosis and his physical side effects are absolutely untrue. We are considerably more optimistic.”
Swayze’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.”
Um, yeah pancreatic cancer you're pretty much ed. Poor guy.
Frenchie
The national inquire reported this..do we believe it?
This really blows..I'm a Swayze fan!
magikb
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The national inquire reported this..do we believe it?
That is exactly what I thought to when I first heard this story run after work today. It was on ET as well though. It is pretty ty though; 5 weeks isn't that long.
Frenchie
Oh I didn't know that. Truly sad indeed.
Irishaddict
:(
barbina
so sad :( i adore him
by far one of my favorite actors
Dj Gracjan
my mom is not going to like this news, I feel sorry for the guy
capo tutti di
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my mom is not going to like this news, I feel sorry for the guy
+1 Patrick Swayze would have been my Dad, but MY Dad beat him up the stairs.
Elendil
My wife's mother passed away from this last January... not a good way to go, thats for sure. I'm sorry to hear when anyone has something like this.
Prognosis' such as these though are not commonly accurate - she was given 6 weeks and lasted 6 months. It's hard to pin down a timeframe when there are so many variables involved. Either way, it's still such a little amount of time, considering most of it will be spent in pain in a hospital bed.
cenik
It's scary to think about how you'd feel if you were told you're going to die soon.
On a lighter note:
Silky Johnson
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It's scary to think about how you'd feel if you were told you're going to die soon.
You should read 'The Long Walk', by Richard Bachman, a.k.a Stephen King.
