Goodbye Patrick

[Chantel]

Patrick Swayze's publicist has confirmed the actor is suffering from pancreatic cancer and may have just weeks to live, according to reports by US media.

The report was confirmed by his publicist this morning, the New York Post and celebrity blogger Perez Hilton have reported.

Earlier, tabloid newspaper The National Enquirer claimed Swayze, 55, was told in January he had a malignant form of the cancer and that it had spread to other parts of his body.

Swayze has reportedly been undergoing treatment at Stanford University’s prestigious Palo Alto cancer centre for the past month.

The actor and his wife Lisa Niemi — who both hold pilot's licences — have been flying to and from Palo Alto in their private jet, the report said.

Swayze's tumour is said to have shrunk after three doses of radical chemotherapy, but the treatment was not as successful as doctors had hoped.

"He was told he could have two more treatments, but his cancer was not responding," a source was quoted in the Enquirer as saying.

"In short — the held out little hope for a cure."

Pancreatic cancer has the poorest survival rates compared to any other cancer, according to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. After diagnosis just 19.5 percent of males and 18 percent of females in Australia live beyond one year.

The deadly cancer was responsible for 1882 deaths in Australia in 2003, the institute reports.

Swayze shot to fame in the 1987 teen hit Dirty Dancing, and built on his star power three years later with a tear-jerking turn opposite Demi Moore in Ghost.

He has also been seen in more offbeat and supporting roles such as Donnie Darko in 2001.

[Hitman]

Damn. Poor guy...

[Chantel]

Yeah. It's very sad.

It's the same kind of cancer Bill Hicks died from

[Hitman]

Yeah, I know. One of the most painful ones I've heard.

Probably what I'll get one day, knowing my luck...

[Chantel]

[Hitman]

:|

[Hitman]

http://www.smh.com.au/news/people/patri ... 91587.html

[craigwardo]

HAHAHAH SUCKED IN FAGGOT YOU HAVE CANCER HAHAHAHA

[Untermensch]

Yeah, I know. One of the most painful ones I've heard.

Yeah and not only that, the fucker's always diagnosed too late because symptoms are so late. Sinister shit.
Fuck. Only WEEKS to live. I can't even imagine how that'd feel

*edit* Oops. I just read the other link. Oh well. Good luck to him.