Patrick Swayze: I'm not dying

By Suzannah Ramsdale  on Thursday 4 December 2008

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Patrick Swayze has denied US tabloid reports that he is on his deathbed by saying that he is winning his fight against cancer.

The Dirty Dancing actor has described the allegations, that he was 'on his last legs and saying goodbye to my tearful family,' as lies and false information.

The actor was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in March but due to a positive reaction to treatment has returned to work to film TV series The Beast.

'Pancreatic cancer is an aggressive disease and from the moment I was diagnosed, I knew I was in for the fight of my life,' says the 56-year-old.

'It's a battle, and so far I've been winning. I'm one of the lucky few that responds well to treatment.'

He added: 'They're reporting that I'm on my last legs and saying goodbye to my tearful family… It's upsetting that the shoddy and reckless reporting from these publications cast a negative shadow on the positive and good fight I'm fighting.'

'For me, my family, and those close to me, it amounts to downright emotional cruelty. That makes me angry when hope is so precious.'


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Thursday 4 December 2008

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