Patrick Swayze passed away on September 14, 2009 after a 20 month battle with pancreatic cancer, at the age of 57. "Patrick Swayze passed away peacefully today with family at his side after facing the challenges of his illness for the last 20 months," said a statement released Monday evening by his publicist, Annett Wolf.
His fans were saddened when his doctor released a statement in March 2008 that confirmed his diagnosis that gave him only a few weeks to live.
The actor was best known for his roles in Dirty Dancing, Road House, and Ghost. He received a Golden Globe Award nomination for his role as Johnny Castle in Dirty Dancing and also sang one of the songs on the soundtrack, “She’s like the Wind”.
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according to wikipedia, Swayze was diagnosed with Stage IV pancreatic cancer in late January 2008, and underwent chemotherapy and other treatments at the Stanford University Medical Center. On March 5, 2008, a Reuters article reported that Swayze "has a very limited amount of disease, and he appears to be responding well to treatment thus far". Swayze's doctor confirmed that the actor was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, but insisted he was not as close to death as reports suggest. Specifically, Swayze was diagnosed with a type of pancreatic tumor called intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm.
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