Patrick Swayze has Pancreatic Cancer** UPDATE** PS has passed away RIP

[Jules]

Talk about Ironic. The last Movie he made if this is true. Was the first time him and his Brother Don had a chance to do a movie together.

Yep, I read that too. Sad.

 

[lilpony]

OMG, how old is Patrick?

 

[Class-z]

OMG, how old is Patrick?

Early fifties I think, like 51-53

 

[Jules]

He's 55.

 

[lilpony]

55, ok thank you guys. It seems eveyone is getting stricken with cancer. That's all I hear about.

 

[southcitymom]

You are correct Kato. Most people do die from this. My FIL is very lucky that he is doing so well, he really is.

So glad to hear about your FIL. My MIL's boyfriend had this and we thought he was a goner but he is doing great! So there is some hope.

 

[JDB]

Looks like it just has been confirmed.
http://www.nypost.com/seven/03052008/news/nationalnews/patrick_swayze_going_to_die_100575.htm

 

[MrsMush99]

Looks like it just has been confirmed.
http://www.nypost.com/seven/03052008/news/nationalnews/patrick_swayze_going_to_die_100575.htm

Yep it sure has. So so sad.

 

[Floh]

Looks like it just has been confirmed.
http://www.nypost.com/seven/03052008/news/nationalnews/patrick_swayze_going_to_die_100575.htm

Oh.

 

[browneyes]

http://www.suntimes.com/entertainment/people/826810,swayze030508.article

Another article, yet one that sources the NE.

I am soooooo sad if this is true. Dirty Dancing is a movie that my yaya's and I watch every year at our annual pj party. And I love Too Wong Foo.

Prayers to Patrick and his wife.

"YaYa's"...oh, I love that movie too.

 

[MrsMush99]

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,335379,00.html

Is Swayze's Pancreatic Diagnosis a Death Sentence?

Published reports are saying that actor Patrick Swayze has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and has just over a month to live.

Click here to read more on Swayze.

Pancreatic cancer is often a silent killer. Most cases are asymptomatic. And the later the cancer is caught the lower the chances of survival, said Dr. Avram Cooperman, surgical director for the Pancreas and Biliary Center at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Manhattan.

People ages 50 to 70 are most at risk for developing the disease. Cooperman said smokers, heavy drinkers of alcohol and, in some cases, people with a genetic predisposition are most at risk for pancreatic cancer. Besides eating right and abstaining from smoking and heavy drinking, there's very little that can be done to prevent the disease.

"There's no real screening test for it," Cooperman said. "There are markers that are being developed and there are studies that are ongoing, but it's not like lung cancer where you can take an X-ray of a person's lungs. There are tests, but they prevent radiation risks and there are MRIs, which are expensive."

Caught in its advanced stages, pancreatic cancer, which affects about 30,000 people a year, has a 5 percent survival rate for five years. Caught early enough and treated with surgery and chemotherapy, the five-year survival rate goes up to 17 to 25 percent, Cooperman said.

 

[Tom'sGirl]

55, ok thank you guys. It seems eveyone is getting stricken with cancer. That's all I hear about.

Cancer knows no age lilpony

 

[JDB]

Yep it sure has. So so sad.

Look at the bright side. Him and Jeff can open another RoadHouse in the Sky:crazy:

 

[Dark Knight]

It's been confirmed to other media outlets too:

http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=weather&id=6001255

 

[Jules]

Very sad. Prayers to he and Lisa and the rest of their family.

 

[Jules]

People is reporting it too:

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

 

[MrsMush99]

I bet the MSM were waiting for confirmation. Now it's starting to hit the sites. I just got all teary again. I just find this soooo heartbreaking.

 

[Tom'sGirl]

Patrick Swayze was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in late January 2008. He has been undergoing chemotherapy and other treatments at the Stanford University Medical Center. According to National Enquirer, his cancer has spread to other parts of his body and he has been told he has only 5 weeks to live. His spokesman confirmed the story

 

[CarpeDiem]

Publicist statement to TMZ:

"Actor Patrick Swayze has been diagnosed with Pancreatic Cancer and is currently undergoing treatment."

"Patrick's physician Dr. George Fisher states, '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 timeframe of his prognosis and his physical side effects are absolutely untrue. We are considerably more optimistic.' 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."

 

[robinparten]

Here is what TMZ is reporting:

http://www.tmz.com/2008/03/05/confirmed-patrick-swayze-has-cancer/#continuedcontents


TMZ has confirmed reports that actor Patrick Swayze is suffering from cancer.

Swayze's publicist issued the following statement to TMZ: "Actor Patrick Swayze has been diagnosed with Pancreatic Cancer and is currently undergoing treatment."

The statement continues, "Patrick's physician Dr. George Fisher states, '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 timeframe of his prognosis and his physical side effects are absolutely untrue. We are considerably more optimistic.' 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."