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  • March 26, 2008 - 7:00am
    Patrick Swayze's strong physique may be his greatest weapon in his fight against pancreatic cancer. The 55-year-old actor has been given new hope after finding out that the drug he's taking to fight his illness responds better to people who are physically fit."The drug that Patrick Swayze is taking, Vatalanib, is still in the experimental stage," Dr. M. Wasif Saif, Associate Professor of Medicine and Director of the Gastrointestinal Program at Yale Universtiy tells OK!. "But recent studies have shown promise for patients taking the drug who are in excellent physical shape."Patrick's strength comes from years of horse riding and his dance training at the Joffrey ... Read More >>
  • March 20, 2008 - 6:00am
    As he fights for his life against pancreatic cancer, Patrick Swayze, 55, is being treated at Stanford University Medical Center with chemotherapy and doses of the experimental drug Vatalanib. ... Read More >>
  • March 6, 2008 - 10:38pm
      While everyone in Hollywood is pulling for Patrick Swayze to recover, OK! has exclusively learned that rumors he is currently at work while fighting cancer are not true. Reports have ... Read More >>
  • March 5, 2008 - 9:10pm
    Actor Patrick Swayze, the light-footed star who made women everywhere swoon with his portrayal of a hunky but sensitive dance instructor in Dirty Dancing and as a murdered man determined to solve ... Read More >>
  • November 14, 2007 - 6:12pm
    Though ageless beauty Nicole Kidman says she does her best to stay healthy by not smoking and focusing on her "physical health," there's been one problem that's bedeviled her ... Read More >>
  • October 3, 2007 - 1:46pm
    OK! recently sat down with funky fashion designer Betsy Johnson to talk about her struggle with breast cancer. The designer, who has been cancer free for nearly a decade, recalls the heartache and ... Read More >>