Patrick Swayze Dying of Cancer - Given Five Weeks to Live

55-year-old actor Patrick Swayze, who danced his way into our hearts in “Dirty Dancing,” has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer that has spread to other organs and has been given five weeks to live.

For the past month, Patrick, 55, has been traveling to Stanford University’s prestigious cancer center in Palo Alto for radical chemotherapy, but his doctors are no longer optimistic that the treatments will be successful.

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  • rip patrick
    Anonymous 9/19/09 Reply
  • he was a great let me refraise that he was a fantastic actor a great husband a great person all together he is sadly missed RIP patrick swayze we all love you and will for eternity
    Anonymous 9/16/09 Reply
  • Sweet Dreams dear Patrick ...
    Anonymous 9/16/09 Reply
  • Dear Patrick,
    the ghost of our dreams RIP
    Anonymous 9/15/09 Reply
  • Doctors ARE wrong about Patrick Swayze. I wish him well and courage, too.
    RoxanneS8 9/4/09 Reply
  • I believe that this is a private matter between this amazing, beautiful person.. Patrick and his family and friends. I also believe that it is against ethics to publish ANY false reports about his health. This is so wrong. He is in my thoughts...
    Anonymous 3/14/09 Reply
  • I believe that this is a private matter between this amazing, beautiful person.. Patrick and his family and friends. I also believe that it is against ethics to publish ANY false reports about his health. This is so wrong. He is in my thoughts...
    Anonymous 3/14/09 Reply
  • i love patrick¡¡
    Anonymous 3/12/09 Reply
  • I just wanted to say I have been praying for you and you have been on my heart. I know god will be with you, and one day I know I will get to meet you in heaven god bless you. I know I am going to miss you so much. Terrie
    Anonymous 2/9/09 Reply
  • Hopefully get more well and praying to Patricck and family it my favor Patrick show movie he was the best dancer the name of Dirty Dance and Road House he was very handsome and i wish i met him in person and cheer him to be health god bless keep...
    Anonymous 11/25/08 Reply
  • you are amzing in dirty dancing u and jennifer x good luck i am praying for u ur such an exellant dancer i wish all my luck i have always wanted to meet u x an i thinking of ur family to x love claire prescod x
    Anonymous 11/12/08 Reply
  • patrick swayze is an exellant dancer i hope u get better soon and very good in every film speacail dirty dancing x that is my fav fiilm ever you and jennifer grey was so amzing in dirty dancing you my fav dancer ever and always will be x good luck...
    Anonymous 11/12/08 Reply
    • i cant belive u have canncer i feel for u x x i am praying for u x love claire
      Anonymous 11/12/08
    • form claire prescod needham x
      Anonymous 11/12/08
  • Once you get cancer, it's always with you, even if they stop it. Very seldom are there cases of it being completely cured. I know of this one woman who had cancer, went through the treatment and was cancer free. It had stayed away from her for 15...
    Anonymous 9/8/08 Reply
    • My apologies, I didn't realize the comments were put at the bottom of the page. That's why I posted three times. If there are any
      overseers controlling this board, please feel free to delete the extraneous posts. Thank you.
      Anonymous 9/8/08
  • Ahhh, cancer, once you have it it's always with you! Only in very rare occasions do the treatments work. I know a woman who had cancer and had been cancer free for 15 years and it came back three months ago. Patrick was never my favorite star, but I...
    Anonymous 9/8/08 Reply
  • Ahhh, cancer, once you have it it's always with you! Only in very rare occasions do the treatments work. I know a woman who had cancer and had been cancer free for 15 years and it came back three months ago. Patrick was never my favorite star, but I...
    Anonymous 9/8/08 Reply