TMZ has confirmed reports that actor Patrick Swayze is suffering from cancer.

 

Swayze's publicist issued the following statement to TMZ: "Actor Patrick Swayze has been diagnosed with Pancreatic Cancer and is currently undergoing treatment."

 

The statement continues, "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."

 

http://www.tmz.com/2008/03/05/confirmed-patrick-swayze-has-cancer/#continuedcontents

 

This is so sad, the survival rate of pancreatic cancer is so low too :( My heart goes out to his family.

:(

That's awful! I wish him the best! :(

To put it in simple terms: That really sucks.

I hope he can recover from it.

Really low survival rates, but we can't lose hope :(

yes i heard this. i wish him the best

Noooooooooooooooo! :(

Horrible news. :( I hope he pulls through.

apparently the doctor doesn't think its too severe, but you never know with cancer. Wish him the best of luck

I saw this on the news yesterday. I was shocked ! I really hope he can recover. apparently his agent denied all rumors about the fact that he only had five weeks left to live and said he was pretty confident about his future, and also was hoping to make plans for his career.