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Patrick Swayze, the hunky actor who danced his way into viewers’ hearts with “Dirty Dancing” and then broke them with “Ghost,” died Monday after a battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 57.
- Actor Noticed ‘Gigantic’ Indigestion Issues
- No Lump to Feel
- Reasons For Hope
- Recognizing The Symptoms
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Fleshman called a 2009 TV interview Swayze did with Barbara Walters a particularly big deal. The “Dirty Dancing” and “Ghost” star revealed the painful stomach issues and other symptoms that would ultimately lead to his diagnosis. “I tried to have champagne, and it would be like pouring acid, you know, on an open wound,” Swayze recalledabout a New Y...
The pancreas, a 6-inch long gland that helps the body break down food and regulate blood sugar, lies between the stomach and the spine, so there’s no lump to feel in the way a woman might feel a tumor in her breast. “We (also) don’t have a blood test or radiology tests that we can do to detect it early — yet. There are a lot of people working on th...
Still, both Hines and Fleshman said there has been real progress made in helping pancreatic cancer patients live longer in the 13 years since Swayze’s death. The five-year survival rate has almost doubled in that time, from 5% to 11%, Fleshman said, crediting new improved drugs. Pancreatic cancer patients now undergo genetic testing to see what typ...
Pancreatic cancer is most often diagnosed in older adults, but it can affect anyone, including people in their 20s, Hines noted. “Most patients, when they first get their diagnosis, want to know why this has happened and it’s usually hard to have a good answer for that,” he said. Smoking, obesity and a family history of pancreatic cancer are risk f...
The actor, who died in 2009, was one of the first to go public with his diagnosis and raised awareness for a deadly disease. Learn about the symptoms, treatments and progress in pancreatic cancer research since his death.
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Jan 5, 2009 · Jan. 6, 2009 -- Patrick Swayze has been "going through hell" in his yearlong battle with pancreatic cancer, but that hasn't stopped the actor from taking on a leading role in a new television series.
Swayze passed away on September 14, 2009 at the age of 57, 20 months after his cancer diagnosis. It is estimated that pancreatic cancer will surpass breast and colon cancer to become the second-leading cause of all cancer-related deaths in the United States by 2020.
Apr 28, 2023 · Lisa Niemi Swayze recounts how her husband, the late actor, battled pancreatic cancer for less than two years and died in 2009. She says she still feels his presence and continues his fight for awareness and research.
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Sep 15, 2009 · Patrick Swayze passed away Monday at the age of 57, but his 20-month battle with pancreatic cancer highlighted the travails many sufferers face when they contract one of the deadliest forms of cancer.
Sep 15, 2009 · LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Patrick Swayze, whose good looks and sympathetic performances in films such as "Dirty Dancing" and "Ghost" made him a romantic idol to millions, died Monday. He was...
