Posts Tagged ‘pancreatic cancer’

Swayze’s Show Cancelled

June 4th, 2009

While A&E isn’t confirming or denying it, Variety is reporting that Patrick Swayze’s TV show The Beast will not be returning for a second season on the cable network.

It was a surprise to many that the show, which ran for 13 episodes on A&E, ever got off the ground, as it began filming right around the time the Dirty Dancing star’s battle with pancreatic cancer became public. Against the odds, Swayze was able to film an entire season of the Chicago-based production. It had been rumored that the show would continue with a new possible lead star, but the report claims that low ratings were ultimately what did the show in.

Swayze is still keeping busy, with his memoir set to be published later this year.

Patrick Swayze Still Fighting

February 27th, 2009

To look at recent pictures of Patrick Swayze, it’s clear the actor is facing an uphill battle. Swayze, 56, recently took a turn for the worse in his battle with pancreatic cancer, checking himself into the hospital last month for pneumonia.

But despite reports to the contrary, Patrick is still bravely fighting his cancer — more than a year after he was first diagnosed, and ended up beating his bout of pneumonia in January.

"While he was on antibiotics, his doctors stopped his chemotherapy treatments," a friend of the Dirty Dancing star tells OK!. "That’s standard protocol. But as soon as the antibotics ran their course, he was back on his cancer treatments."

Now Patrick and his wife, Lisa Niemi, 52, are splitting their time between L.A. and New Mexico before his A&E drama, The Beast, finishes its run in April.

Patrick Swayze Still in Treatment

January 29th, 2009

Although recent tabloid reports had Patrick Swayze giving up the fight against pancreatic cancer, claiming he’d stopped battling the spread of the disease, The Beast actor has confirmed to Entertainment Tonight that he is continuing his medical treatments.

 

The Dirty Dancing star announced last year that he had been stricken with stage-four pancreatic cancer. Since then, Patrick has been vocal about his struggle to fight for his life.

 

"I’ve never been one to run from a battle," he told Barbara Walters earlier this month. "You can bet that I’m going through hell," he adds in the interview, "and I’ve only seen the beginning of it."

 

 

Patrick Swayze: Going Through Hell

January 6th, 2009 / Author: OK! Staff

A year into his struggle with pancreatic cancer, Patrick Swayze says he’s not giving up, and will keep fighting. He’s even working on a new TV series as he deals with the cancer.

 

"I’ve never been one to run from a challenge," he tells Barbara Walters in his first  interview since his cancer diagnosis last January.

 

But just because he’s not running, doesn’t mean he’s got his own worries about the future. 

 

"I don’t know," he replies, when asked if he’s scared. "I will be so either truthful or stupid as to say no. But then I immediately, when I say that, I have to say yes, I am."

 
"You can bet that I’m going through hell," he adds in the interview, airing Wednesday, Jan. 7 at 10 p.m. ET. "And I’ve only seen the beginning of it."

The Dirty Dancing star first realized something was amiss when on New Year’s Eve last year, celebrating with his wife, Lisa Niemi.

"I tried to have champagne, and it would be like pouring acid, you know, on an open wound."

New Hope for Patrick

March 26th, 2008

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 Ballet School in New York. East Valley Feed and Tack owner John Fusano tells OK!, "Patrick orders supplies for his horses from us. I haven’t seen him in a while, but he’s a strapping giant of a man. He’s got tree trunks for legs!"

OK! Exclusive: Swayze Not Headed Back to Work

March 6th, 2008

 

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 Swayze playing the role of a gay cheerleading instructor in the romantic comedy Fired Up!, but a rep for producers of the film (currently filming in Los Angeles) say that although Swayze was once attached to the film, he withdrew from the film “three weeks to a month ago.” The role is currently being played by John Michael Higgins (Wag the Dog).

By: Jon Warech

 

Patrick Swayze Diagnosed With Pancreatic Cancer

March 5th, 2008 / Author: cwillett

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 the mystery of his own death in Ghost, is now about to begin the fight of his life.

On Wednesday, the actor’s rep confirmed to OK! that Swayze has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.

The statement reads:

"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.”

Swayze was diagnosed with the cancer more than a month ago.

The average life expectancy is six to nine months, with only 4 percent of patients living more than five years.

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