As if fighting a battle with cancer isn’t enough, Patrick Swayze, who was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer earlier this year, has to contend with what he calls shoddy and reckless reporting from certain tabloids.
The 56-year-old actor has provided inspiration to many who are fighting cancer and he is showing that some people can live with a diagnosis of pancreatic cancer, often considered to be one of the most fatal of cancers.
You can read more about Patrick’s battle with the tabloids in this People.com article: Patrick Swayze Responds to ‘Lies’ About His Condition.
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The news was grim last January. Actor Patrick Swayze had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Nurses like me, who have worked with people with cancer, shook our heads, knowing that pancreatic cancer is one of the hardest cancers to beat. Sadly, because cancer of the pancreas is usually so far along when it’s diagnosed, the prognosis is usually very grim.
But, the months passed by and every so often, entertainment shows and websites would have a feature on how Patrick was doing and he seemed to be hanging in there. Good news, many of us thought. And then, he appeared …read more

A research team from Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center and the VCU Institute of Molecular Medicine have showed that combining a dietary agent with a gene-delivered cytokine effectively eliminates human pancreatic cancer cells in mice displaying sensitivity to these highly aggressive and lethal cancer cells.
The cytokine used in this study was melanoma differentiation associated gene-7/interleukin-24, known as mda-7/IL-24.
The dietary agent, perillyl alcohol (POH), was combined with mda-7/IL-24, which is already used in other cancer treatments. POH is found in a variety of plants, including citrus plants, and has been well-tolerated by patients who have received it in clinical …read more

It must be difficult to be Steve Jobs. Rumors that his cancer might be back pulled down Apple’s stock to as much as 12 percent on Tuesday.
Then, just reports that Steve Jobs has told associates he is cancer-free — shares of Apple jumped nearly 3 percent the very next day!
According to reports, Jobs is having nutritional problems due to pancreatic cancer surgery he had four years ago while Apple remains adamant that Steve Jobs’ state of health is a private matter.
Well…the guy must be having a tough time, cancer-free or not. However, a person of his stature can make the …read more

It looks like Patrick Swayze is fighting a good fight with his pancreatic cancer — which is really great news to hear.
All over the news are the following words this weekend by Patrick Swayze that is hopeful:
“…a miracle, dude.”
I don’t know why. I am juicing every day along with other treatments and all I can say is that it’s working fine and really well.”
The actor, according to reports has been undergoing chemotherapy and the new CyberKnife (robotic radiosurgery system) for the pancreatic cancer he was diagnosed with in March.
It’s really inspiring to see him up and about and getting back …read more

It is good to know that Patrick Swayze is holding up despite his battle with pancreatic cancer.
Seems like Patrick is not allowing his cancer to stop him from doing one thing he loves: acting.
The star of such hit films as “Dirty Dancing” and “Ghost” is going forward with plans to begin working on a new cable television series later this year despite being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in March.
Cancer experts applaud his decision to continue working, saying that nothing he could do, physically, will speed the pace of cancer and that working could even benefit him mentally.
I agree. Going back …read more

Good news to all readers here wanting to hear the latest on Patrick Swayze since his cancer announcement.
On Friday night, he appeared in public: FOXNews has the photo and story.
Swayze took time off from his grueling chemotherapy regimen to take in Friday night’s NBA playoff game in Los Angeles between the Lakers and the San Antonio Spurs.
Although Swayze’s usually ripped physique seems somewhat shrunken by his fight, he appears to be holding his own against the usually aggressive cancer that often kills within weeks.
It’s just great seeing him holding it out, don’t you think? All the best.

Reports are amass over the web the Patrick Swayze is responding well to his cancer treatment.
Last month, news broke out the Patrick Swayze has pancreatic cancer.
Patrick Swayze has had an “excellent response” to his cancer treatment, a doctor for the actor told People.
In addition, Swayze told People the outpouring of support since announcing he had pancreatic cancer has been nothing short of spectacular.
“We’re thrilled and grateful for the positive response Patrick has shown towards his treatment. Also, we can’t help but feel that all the prayers, meditations and good thoughts sent his way by everyone has made a difference. Thank …read more

Antioxidants in grape skins and red wine can kill pancreatic cancer cells by getting into the center of the cell’s energy – the mitochondria- thereby disabling its function.
Such were the findings of a team from University of Rochester Medical Center.
The new study also showed that when the pancreatic cancer cells were doubly assaulted — pre-treated with the antioxidant, resveratrol, and irradiated — the combination induced a type of cell death called apoptosis, an important goal of cancer therapy.
Although red wine consumption during chemotherapy or radiation treatment has not been well studied, it is not “contraindicated,” Okunieff said. In other words, …read more

If you were a teener in the 80s, then you must know Patrick Swayze.
You know…the Dirty Dancing Patrick Swayze and the Road House Patrick Swayze.
Yeah, definitely the Ghost Patrick Swayze.
Reports recently broke that Patrick Swayze only has five weeks to live due to pancreatic cancer.
While it is true that patients with pancreatic cancer has a very small chance of surviving this deadly cancer, doctors to Mr. Swayze stated that what the tabloids have reporeted isn’t exactly true.
“Patrick has a very limited amount of disease and he appears to be responding well to treatment thus far,” Swayze’s physician, Dr. George …read more