BEIJING, March 6 (Xinhuanet) -- U.S. famous
actor Patrick Swayze, best know for his role in "Ghost," has been diagnosed with
pancreatic cancer, according to a statement made by his publicist on Wednesday.
"Patrick has a very limited amount of disease and he
appears to be responding well to treatment thus far," his physician, Dr. George
Fisher, stated. "All of the reports stating the time frame of his prognosis and
his physical side effects are absolutely untrue."
However, pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest of
all tumors and only 4 percent of patients are alive after five years.
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Patrick Swayze and Demi Moore in the
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Swayze's mother Patsy has also confirmed his son has
cancer, but believes her son has a fighting chance against the disease.
"I don't really want to talk about it, but I know
he's sick," Swayze's mother said. "But he has great doctors and a great
prognosis and that's all I can say."
Swayze, 55, was diagnosed in late January and has
been flying his private Beechcraft aeroplane to Stanford University's
highly-respected cancer centre in Palo Alto, California, for radical
chemotherapy.
The statement also stated Swayze is continuing his
normal schedule, which included working on upcoming projects.
Swayze recently worked on the A&E TV movie "The
Beast," in which he plays an FBI agent. And another project in his works is the
movie "Powder Blue," according to media reports.
(Agencies)
Patrick Swayze to play in "The
Beast"
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In this file photo actor Patrick Swayze
attends the fan screening of "Mission: Impossible III" at the Grauman's
Chinese theatre in Hollywood in this file photo from May 4, 2006.
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BEIJING, Oct. 15 (Xinhuanet) -- Patrick Swayze will play a
FBI veteran in A&E Network's drama pilot "The Beast," according to media
reports Monday.
In this drama his character trains a new partner (Travis
Fimmel) in his hard-edged, psychologically clever style while being pursued by a
secret Internal Affairs team. Full
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