Patrick Swayze has just 5 weeks to live.

[Danny White]

Very sad... one of the coolest actors of the 80s. :(

PATRICK SWAYZE HAS 5 WEEKS TO LIVE


http://www.nationalenquirer.com/patrick_swayze_cancer_weeks_live/celebrity/64581

Patrick Swayze has five weeks to live, The NATIONAL ENQUIRER has learned.

In a shocking world exclusive, The NATIONAL ENQUIRER has uncovered the devastating news that the beloved Hollywood actor and dancer was diagnosed in late January with pancreatic cancer that has spread to other organs.

Full details are in the print edition of the NATIONAL ENQUIRER that goes on sale tomorrow.

For the past month, Patrick, 55, 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.

Patrick and his wife Lisa Niemi — who both have pilot's licenses — have been flying their private Beechcraft plane into Palo Alto's airport, minutes away from the Stanford Cancer Center, where the actor has received outpatient treatment.

He 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 the 1980s in Dirty Dancing and then broke them in the poignant love story Ghost in the early '90s has 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, added the insider.

"It's time to start praying for a miracle."


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[BrAinPaiNt]

Any other sources. Kind to have to question it when it comes from the National Enquirer.

Hope it's not true.

[Yeagermeister]

That's one of the worst forms of cancer. My wife's father had it and he went from a healthy man to almost nothing before he passed away.

[seniorette]

Any other sources. Kind to have to question it when it comes from the National Enquirer.

Hope it's not true.

Unfortunately on something like this they probably got it right for once. So sad, prays for them all. I enjoyed his work.

[Danny White]

Classic SNL video of Swayze and Chris Farley having a Chippendales dance-off.

http://www.funnyhub.com/videos/img/snl-chippendales-dance-off.jpg
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[zrinkill]

Goodlord.

Sam Elliot needs to get to a doctor quick ..... half the cast of Roadhouse already.

[Bonecrusher#31]

Report: Patrick Swayze Diagnosed With Pancreatic Cancer, Has Five Weeks to Live

Wednesday, March 05, 2008
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Patrick Swayze and his wife Lisa Niemi.

"Dirty Dancing" star Patrick Swayze was diagnosed in late January with pancreatic cancer that has spread to other organs and he has five weeks left to live, according to the National Enquirer.
For the past month, Patrick, 55, has been traveling to Stanford University's prestigious cancer center in Palo Alto for radical chemotherapy, but his doctors no longer are optimistic that the treatments will be successful, the Enquirer says.
FOXNews.com's calls to Swayze's reps were not immediately returned. But a "very good source" reportedly told blogger Perez Hilton that Swayze has seemed fine lately.
"Patrick has been at rehearsals for a new cheerleading movie at Century City studio frequently lately, and he definitely does not look like he has 5 more weeks of life left…i'm not sure of his medical condition(s), but if he is gravely ill, he is hiding it very well," the source wrote.
According to the Enquirer, Patrick and his wife, Lisa Niemi — who both have pilot's licenses — have been flying their private Beechcraft plane into Palo Alto's airport, minutes from the Stanford Cancer Center, where the actor reportedly has received outpatient treatment.
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He 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 worst, the Enquirer reports.
"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," an insider reportedly said.
Click here to read more on this story in the National Enquirer (http://www.nationalenquirer.com/patrick_swayze_cancer_weeks_live/celebrity/64581)
The "Ghost" actor has 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 reportedly

[BrAinPaiNt]

Goodlord.

Sam Elliot needs to get to a doctor quick ..... half the cast of Roadhouse already.

That is kind of odd. No not a conspiracy or anything but it is odd that Healy goes and now Swayze is not doing well.

[Rack Bauer]

I'll never forget the snot bubble scene from red dawn.

[Hostile]

Hate to hear that. My favorite movie he was in is "The Outsiders." I've read that book 12 times.

[trickblue]

Any other sources. Kind to have to question it when it comes from the National Enquirer.

Hope it's not true.

According to KTCK, his publicist has now confirmed the rumor to be true...

[Danny White]

Hate to hear that. My favorite movie he was in is "The Outsiders." I've read that book 12 times.

I loved The Outsiders as well. Did you know that SE Hinton was in high school when she wrote it?

[theebs]

What a bummer. Like most guys I am a sucker for roadhouse.

I loved red dawn as a kid and still do and another movie that is not very highly acclaimed that he is in Youngblood. Great hockey movie. I always have loved that movie.

Pancreatic cancer is a tough diagnosis. MY father has prostate cancer right now and it is isolated but our biggest fear was that it had spread to that area in some way.

[Nors]

That is kind of odd. No not a conspiracy or anything but it is odd that Healy goes and now Swayze is not doing well.

It usually happens in 3's......

[Mavs Man]

Not so fast. Swayze's physician denies the story and says he is responding well to the treatment so far.

http://news.bostonherald.com/track/inside_track/view.bg?articleid=1078121&srvc=home&position=also

Of course, this article also says he is the star of "Ghosts". I didn't realize they made a sequel to "Ghost".

[DallasFanSince86]

I really hate to hear that. He is such a good actor.

[mr.jameswoods]

I'm a huge fan of Roadhouse. It's a simple yet classic film. I think he was one of the most underrated and underappreciated actors of the last 30 years. He was a very good actor

[Nors]

Patrick Swayze - RIP

A great actor in his own right

[theogt]

Patrick Swayze - RIP

A great actor in his own rightBeing a movie star, I'm sure by now he has one of those amazing Tempurpedic mattresses.

[Cajuncowboy]

Patrick Swayze - RIP

A great actor in his own right

Geez, he ain't dead yet!

:rolleyes:


BTW, I heard today that the avg. life expectancy after diagnosis of this is 5-6 months.

[Danny White]

I hope the original Enquirer story is an overreaction and that things are better off than reported.

[Nors]

I hope the original Enquirer story is an overreaction and that things are better off than reported.
I agree -

But at least he had the time of his life.

[mr.jameswoods]

BTW, I heard today that the avg. life expectancy after diagnosis of this is 5-6 months.

But it depends on when they are diagnosed. It's rare that you will diagnose a person in the early stages of pancreatic cancer. They usually present to the ER with other symptoms of massive abdominal distention or bloody stools. Usually by that time, the cancer has already metastasized. These patients will be lucky to last a month at that point. I've treated patients with Pancreatic CA and it's extremely sad and disheartening.

[silverbear]

Any other sources. Kind to have to question it when it comes from the National Enquirer.

Hope it's not true.

Yahoo had something up verifying that he had pancreatic cancer, but saying they'd caught it fairly early, and the prognosis from the Enquirer was extremely pessimistic...

How strange, yesterday Jeff Healey dies of cancer, today we learn that Swayze has cancer... Sam Elliott should be feeling right nervous these days...

[silverbear]

I agree -

But at least he had the time of his life.

How very tacky...

I laughed anyway... :D

[mr.jameswoods]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23488585/

LOS ANGELES - Patrick Swayze’s doctor is “optimistic” about his prognosis for battling pancreatic cancer, and the “Dirty Dancing” actor’s upcoming cable pilot is still in contention to become a series.

With the writer’s strike over, the A&E pilot “The Beast,” starring Swayze as an unorthodox FBI agent, is being considered to be turned into a series by the cable network. If that happens, the “Dirty Dancing” and “Ghost” star hopes to continue to be part of the show, his representative Annett Wolf told The Associated Press on Wednesday.

Swayze has been undergoing treatment for the disease, Wolf confirmed in a statement. The National Cancer Institute estimates there will be 37,680 new cases of pancreatic cancer in 2008 with 34,290 deaths in the U.S.; only five percent of patients live more than five years after being diagnosed. “Patrick has a very limited amount of disease and he appears to be responding well to treatment thus far,” Swayze’s physician Dr. George Fisher said in a statement released by Wolf. “All of the reports stating the timeframe of his prognosis and his physical side effects are absolutely untrue. We are considerably more optimistic.”

Wolf said Swayze, 55, shot “The Beast” pilot last December and isn’t currently working on any new projects. A&E issued a statement Wednesday stating “The Beast” was still in contention to become one of the network’s new original drama series and wished Swayze a speedy recovery.

[ConcordCowboy]

I was shocked to hear this.

I really hope the prognosis is better than the National Enquirer says and more like the MSNBC article.

It's the Roadhouse Curse.

[Yeagermeister]

I agree -

But at least he had the time of his life.

UGH....you had to go there didn't you :laugh2:

[jksmith269]

Geez, he ain't dead yet!

:rolleyes:


BTW, I heard today that the avg. life expectancy after diagnosis of this is 5-6 months.

My uncle found out he had this form of cancer and was gone within a month. It's the most agressive form of cancer there is and is "Rarely" found in the early stages and thats what makes it so fatal.

http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20182300,00.html

[Nors]

This is a bad thing - Read like 95% are dead in a year and 1% alive 5 years later