Patrick Swayze has cancer - little as 5 weeks to live

[WillRiker]

If I was Sam Elliot I'd be getting worried right about now....

Dirty Dancing star Patrick Swayze 'diagnosed with cancer with just five weeks to live', claims U.S. magazine
By RICHARD SIMPSON

Patrick Swayze is close to death with pancreatic cancer, a U.S. magazine has claimed.

The 55-year-old actor, most famous for roles in Dirty Dancing and Ghost, has as little as five weeks to live.

The disease, which was diagnosed in January, has already spread to his other vital organs and as such his chances of survival are virtually nil.

For the past month, Swayze has undergone radical chemotherapy at Stanford University Medical Centre, a prestigious cancer hospital in California, according to America's National Enquirer.


Swayze and his 51-year-old wife Lisa Niemi, who both have pilot's licenses, have been flying themselves to the centre for the past month where the actor has so far received three sessions of chemotherapy.

The couple have made the trips at weekends in the hope that the treatments would remain secret.

Doctors at the centre are understood to have been disappointed that the tumour did not shrink as much as they had hoped with the treatments.

A source told a US magazine: "It was unbelievable. One day he's okay and the next he's going to die in a few weeks.

"Patrick was told he could have two more treatments, but his cancer was not responding. In short, they held out little hope for a cure. Doctors are no longer optimistic. It's time to start praying for a miracle."

The source added: "He looks terrible. We don't think he's not going to make it. Patrick's family and friends are so grief-stricken they can barely contain their tears and anger."

Swayze is reported to have 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.

It is thought that Swayze first believed he had gastroenteritis, but then doctors discovered at the end of January he had pancreatic cancer that had already spread through his organs.

It is thought that he may have started showing symptoms of the illness as long ago as last Christmas when he was filming a pilot for TV series The Beast, in which he plays an FBI agent, in Chicago. It was the film that Swayze had hoped would mark his big showbusiness comeback.

"Patrick began spitting up blood and was taken to the hospital," said a source.

But it was not until late January that Swayze first went for a consultation at Stanford and shortly after he was diagnosed.

Last month it was reported in a New York newspaper that Swayze had undergone surgery at Stanford hospital for a serious "gastrointestinal procedure".

Afterwards, his spokesman confirmed that he checked out afterwards and was "home and happy".

But by that time, it has now emerged, Swayze already knew that he had cancer.

The actor has kept his cancer fight secret so that only a few close friends have known what he has been going through.

Sufferers of pancreatic cancer typically have a survival rate of less than five per cent, but as the cancer has spread to around Swayze's body, he has an even lower chance of beating the disease.

Swayze and his Texan actress wife of 32 years, Lisa, have a ranch in New Mexico and a home in Los Angeles

Swayze's most recent film Christmas in Wonderland grossed a mere £40,000 when released on January 25.

Swayze shot to fame with the 1987 hit Dirty Dancing and then became one of Hollywood's most famous leading men after starring in Ghost alongside Demi Moore in 1990.

Swayze was raised Roman Catholic but has also studied Buddhism and Scientology. He also believes in the healing power of crystals.

Swayze's agent and publicist were not available for comment last night.

Dirty Dancing star Patrick Swayze 'diagnosed with cancer with just five weeks to live', claims U.S. magazine | the Daily Mail

[Jezza]

Yes Patrick Swayze does have cancer, but the 5 weeks to live thing is just an exaggeration.

[Maximal]

i guess we'll find out in 5 weeks

But if he already can't keep any solids down and his organs are shutting down, it may be less than 5 weeks.

He is going to die

[hntbarbie]

Originally Posted by Maximal

But if he already can't keep any solids down and his organs are shutting down, it may be less than 5 weeks.

Yep...That's how my dad died. It happens really fast.

[mommysalomi]

We heard and saw this on CNN and his rep says he is responding well to the treatment and that yes the 5 yrs is crap...

However as Barbie said one day its all good the next day not so good !!!!!!!

[Lady Dee]

and I also heard on the radio, the same thing about responding well to treatment and what not! might be just hype, tabaloids will do anything for an extra dollar, I have no doubt about him having it! but the 5 weeks is bullshit!

[smilin heinz]

I say let the man die in peace! I know he's famous and chose to live in the spot light, but this is a very new thing for him and his family to deal with and if the man does have such a short period of time people need to back the fuck off him! Let him and his family try to enjoy what time they have left, however long it may be!! Don't try to get the pic of him stick thin and dying! Freaking vultures!!

[Purple Dragon]

OMG this has shocked me he is one of my favorite actors ,and he is sexy,such a shock....

[MD Willington]

!! WOLVERINES !!

[smilin heinz]

still one of my favorite movies!!!